Top 11 Easiest Countries To Adopt A Child

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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.

When maternity calls your name, and you can't have a baby of your own, you may consider adopting a baby. By the time couples start to think about adoption, they have already tried everything. No wonder, we have a list of top 11 easiest countries to adopt babies.

11. Ukraine

10. The Bahamas

9. South Korea

8. Uganda

7. Taiwan

6. Colombia

5. Thailand

4. China

3. Haiti

2. India

1. Kazakhstan

Read on to know the specific age of adoptive child in each country

11. Ukraine

Hague Adoption Convention Country? No

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: above 5 years old

10. The Bahamas

Hague Adoption Convention Country? No

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: above the age of 6 weeks

Adopting a baby from this country, at least one of the future parent should be at minimum 25 years old, and over 21 years older than the adoptive child.

9. South Korea

Hague Adoption Convention Country? No

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: under the age of 16

Non-Korean parents should be between 25 and 44, married couples are preferred.

8. Uganda

Hague Adoption Convention Country? No

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: under the age of 18

In 2011, 207 kids were adopted by parents from the United States, and now they live as happy families in America.

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7. Taiwan

Hague Adoption Convention Country? No

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: No age restrictions

Around 205 children were adopted by US families in 2011.

Also, lots of babies are available for adoption, although there are more boys waiting for parents, than girls. All of them reside in orphanages.

6. Colombia

Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: above 18 months

In 2011, parents from the United States adopted around 216 kids from Colombia, but if you meant to adopt from this country, you must be aware the US State Department has confirmed travel warnings, because of criminal activities and drugs-related terrorism. The children live in orphanages and foster care.

5. Thailand

Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: between the ages of six months and 15 years

American parents adopted around 44 children from Thailand in 2011. If you are planning to adopt a baby, they are available from 10 months old to five years old, nevertheless most of them are around 3 years old. They live orphanages and foster care.

4. China

Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Only from China to the US.

Age of Adoptive Child: up to and including age 13

China is among the most popular countries to adopt from. If you are planning to adopt a Chinese baby, you must have less than five kids at home under the age of 18 and the youngest one should be at least one year old. If you are a single mom, you should have three or less children at home, and the youngest one should be above six.

3. Haiti

Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: must be under 16

Up on the list of the top 5 easiest countries to adopt a baby is Haiti, an incredibly beautiful country. In 2011 there were 33 children placed to the United States from Haiti. All ages are available, from infants to teens, but only under the age of 16. The kids reside in orphanages.

2. India

Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: under 18

Because India is extremely popular among foreigner couples, non-resident Indian applicants are preferred in intercountry adoptions. Except for adoption by Hindus, Indian law doesn’t include any restrictions for adoption. Babies have to be adopted in the parent’s home country, while exiting the country they are under the guardianship of their future parents. In 2011, about 226 children were adopted by American citizens from India. The kids live in orphanages.

1. Kazakhstan

Hague Adoption Convention Country? Yes

Are Intercountry Adoptions between this country and the United States possible? Yes

Age of Adoptive Child: No age restrictions

Kazakhstan tops the list of the top 5 easiest countries to adopt a baby. Kazakhstan has gained more and more popularity for the past years. In 1998 it didn’t get place in the top 20 sending countries, and in 2011, around 86 children were adopted from Kazakhstan. You can adopt children from toddlers to school-aged children, also there can be found a variety of ethnicities, such as Eurasian, Caucasian and Asian. They all live in orphanages.

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