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Intercountry Adoption

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Publication Year: 2009
Language: English
Website: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_inter/index.cfm

More and more Americans are creating families by adopting children from foreign countries. In 2000, U.S. families adopted 18,477 foreign-born children. Overall, China was the greatest source for intercountry adoptions, followed in descending order by Russia, South Korea, Guatemala, Romania, Vietnam, Ukraine, India, and Cambodia. This factsheet provides an overview of the process of adopting children from another country, from selecting an adoption agency to complying with immigration requirements.

Availability

This publication is available only on the Internet.

Source

Child Welfare Information Gateway, ACYF, ACF, HHS
Children's Bureau/ACYF, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth Floor
Washington DC 20024

Phone: (703) 225-2331 EN/SP
Toll-free Phone: (800) 394-3366 EN/SP

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