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About the Program
- Infants as young as two
months old at the time of referral and children up
to 15 years old are available for adoption. Due to
the process time, the youngest child will be approximately
8-9 months old at the time they come home.
- Averageprocess time is
8-10 months, for a dossier ready family that is willing
to accept a waiting child. Families that have not
started a home study and desire to adopt an infant
should budget for 12-14 months or longer. This is
due to a limited number of infants, and the unknowns
of the exact time it will take us to match you with
a child under one year. We base these time lines on
current trends, which of course can change rapidly.
- Referral pictures, complete
blood tests, and a social report are available for
your review on each child.
- Children in this program
live in one of four care centers that IAG financially
supports, they are located in Addis Ababa, Harar,
Dire Dawa and Mekele. The centers keep a 1:6 caregiver
to child ratio and have a full time nurse and social
worker on staff as well.
- IAG has been licensed in
Ethiopia since 2006 and by the end of 2011 will have
placed in excess of 350 children. We have a perfect
track record, are fully licensed by Ethiopia’s
government ( click
here for current license ), and are highly respected
bythe Ministry of Woman’s Affairs and the US
Embassy as well. IAG was also recently recognized
for our Humanitarian Aid efforts in the city of Harar.
click here
to view.
Adoptive Parent Criteria
- Maximum age for adoptive
parents is 65 years old. Minimum age for adoptive
parents is 25 years old.
- Larger families are OK,
however we need to make sure your social worker will
approve you based on your finances before acceptance.
- Single females can adopt
through our program and choose gender as well.
- No more than two divorces
for either parent.
- No major medical problems
for either parent.
Travel Requirements
- Travel will be from your
home to Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Ethiopia now requires
a parent to be present at the time of court, making
this a two trip process. The court trip can be very
short and only one parent need travel, literally arriving
the day before court and leaving the day of, if so
desired. However, IAG strongly encourages both parents
to travel for court as it makes the adoption final
in the eye's of the US government and no re-adoption
is required once the child is home. Our agency will
help you with all travel arrangements, including how
to get your visa upon arrival. The final pickup trip
to Ethiopia can vary, but in general it will be as
follows: Arriving in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday
night or Tuesday before noon. Processing through the
US Embassy will happen on Wednesday. On Friday you
will depart for home after a very short stay of four
to five days in country.
Escort service is offered for the pickup trip.
- You will exit through the
US Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to complete the
immigration process.
Cost
- Total program and procedure
fees range from $24,000 to $29,000 depending on the
age of the child, the number of children you adopt
and the number of people traveling.
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