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Children Available |
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Age:
Children newborn to 14 years of age.
Gender: Both boys and girls
are available for adoption. First time parents should be flexible in regards
to gender selection. |
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Health: Children
are generally healthy, but may have parasites and other treatable conditions
caused due to living conditions. Children are tested at minimum -- for
HIV/AIDS, VDRL, Parasites and Hepatitis. Special needs children are
available. |
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Adoptive Parents Requirements |
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Marriage:
Married couples may apply. Couples must be
married at least one year. Applications cannot be accepted from pregnant
women. Previous divorce is allowed. One parent must be a US Citizen. |
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Age:
Parents must be at least 25 years of age. There is no statutory age limit.
Those 25-49 may adopt an infant. Those over 50 may adopt an older child. |
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Children: Ethiopia has no limit
on the number of children already in the home. If you have more than 8
children, IAN will work with you on a case by case basis. |
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Travel:
Travel is two trips, approximately 7 days each and comfortable accommodations are available. Clients are fully
escorted by our bi-lingual facilitator and staff, throughout all processes
required in Ethiopia. |
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Time Frame:
Depending on your state regulations and USCIS processing it will take
approximately 12-18 months to complete the adoption from submittal of the
dossier to our agency. The timeframe will depend greatly on the age and sex of
the child(ren) you are seeking to adopt. |
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Referrals:
The family typically receives referral after submittal of the completed and
approved homestudy. Information provided includes photos, lab results, and
brief medical/social history. Please note that social history is scarce and
frequently inaccurate due to many factors. |
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