Today we are going to take a look at the 10 easiest countries to adopt a child.
Adopting a child is a life-changing step. At first, it’s inevitable for you to check out your motivations before going forward. What are your reason for adopting? From the beginning to the end, intercountry adaption is not an easy thing. Are you ready to travel to the destination country, couple of times if necessary?
Governments have a lot of requirements for adopting a child, such as marital status, parental age, age gap, your health, net income, number of children at home, among others. Then there’s the question of your future child’s characteristics. You will need to be very honest to yourself and decide what you can accept and tolerate, and what not.
In order to compile this list of the easiest countries to adopt a child, we have consulted the sites of Adoption.org and Adoption.com. We chose the countries where most children were adopted from, and then ranked them by checking if they are present in the Hague Convention country or not. Naturally, Hague Convention countries are ranked higher, as during adopting process you are highly protected.
Let’s see the 10 easiest countries to adopt a child, starting with number 10:
10. Taiwan
Hague Adoption Convention Country? No
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 59
Taiwan is the first country where you can easily a child from. Prospective parents must be 20 years older than the adoptive child. If they are married, one of them has to be 20 years older the other one can be 16 years older. .
9. Colombia
Hague Adoption Convention Country? No
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 131
Referral time is generally only 2 months! Placement is also as little as 6-8 weeks after referral! Generally only one travel is needed.
8. Ethiopia
Hague Adoption Convention Country? No
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 182
You can only adopt if you are married at least for five years and rarely single women. Prospective parents must be between 26 and 65 years old
7. Uganda
Hague Adoption Convention Country? No
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 187
Although Uganda is very popular to American couples, there is an important requirement regarding to adoption. Both of you have to foster the prospective kids in this country, for at least 12 months.
6. South Korea
Hague Adoption Convention Country? No
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 260
South Korea stands on the sixth spot on our compilation of the easiest countries to adopt a child. Only married couples can adopt, with at least three years long marriage duration.
5. Ukraine
Hague Adoption Convention Country? No
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 301
Only married couples can adopt from Ukraine, but there are no any restrictions regarding to duration of marriage. Prospective parents should be at minimum 18 years old, and at least 15 years older than the adoptive child. If the child is 18, than you need to be at least 18 years older than him or her. The whole adoption process doesn’t last longer than 12 months which is very positive.
4. Democratic Republic of Congo
Hague Adoption Convention Country? No
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 360
Although there are no age limits related to adoption you must be married at least five years before adopting from Congo.
3. Haiti
Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 178
Up on our list of easiest countries to adopt a child Haiti stands on the third spot. Either married, unmarried or single females can adopt from Haiti. One of you have to be at least 30 years old, but none of you can be more than 50.
2. India
Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 194
When it comes to adoption, India has gained large popularity in the recent years. Both married couples and singles can adopt children in India, but same sex couples are rejected.
1. China
Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes
Number of children adopted from the US in 2016: 2,231
China tops the list of the top 5 easiest countries to adopt a child. You can adopt, if you have been married for at least 2 years, you and your spouse are over 30 but not older than 50.
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