After the Korean War, it became increasingly popular for American families or couples to adopt children from outside the U.S. There have been several reasons for the increase in international adoption, the main reason being failure to meet the criteria of the domestic adoption agencies. The cost and time involved in adopting children outside of the U.S. is more predictable and less stressful.
International adoptions are normally handled by nonprofit adoption organizations or private agencies that provide full information on adoption guidelines and regulations related to each country, including Vietnam, China, Bulgaria Kazakhstan, and Russia. In this option, prospective parents work with a U.S.-based international adoption agency (IAA), who will handle all the necessary paperwork and communications and who organizes the adoption of a child to a client. The IAA will then present all documents to the adoptive parents and organize the entire adoption trip once the adoptive parents finalize everything.
The IAA’s task does not end here. They will also assist in obtaining the final adoption decree as well as the child’s passport and exit visas. It is not the work of the IAA to simply fulfill prospective adoptive parents’ wishes, but to expedite the entire process of adopting a foreign child. The IAA also acts as an information center that provides the pros and cons of the entire procedure. It is also the aim of IAA to provide a good home for millions of children that are homeless or come from families who can no longer provide for them. Couples who seek the services of an IAA will be advised on the cost, eligibility of adoption, financial aid, available programs, international adoption processes, and timeframes, as well as the implications of adopting a foreign child such as health-related issues, trans-racial issues, culture, lifestyle, and possible racism issues that might not only affect the quality of the child’s development but also the entire family’s harmony.
IAA’s have the tremendous task of overcoming domestic issues of each country, which in some cases may delay the process of the adoption or halt the entire process altogether. Therefore, it is advisable for those seeking international adoptions to recognize that there are certain things that are beyond the hands of the IAA, such as political climate, changes in adoption procedures, economic situations, language barriers, and other setbacks unique to the country in question.
The safest way to adopt an international child is to go through an IAA, since many foreign countries only allow adoptions through IAA. According to the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, the risks of IAA adoption are fewer because the IAA is free from involvement in the black market. Additionally, with an IAA, there is no loss of confidentiality; there are no infringements upon the child’s privacy; there is not inadequate medical information; and there is no possibility of outright fraud or lack of proper documentation of the child’s status as an orphan.
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