Loving Stork Charities Foundation has a cooperative relationship with Hague Accredited Agency that is also fully accredited in Colombia by the Instituto Colombiano de Bienstar Familiar (ICBF).  

REQUIREMENTS:

• Persons over the age of 25 may adopt, regardless of marital status;
• Couples must be married for at least three years. Couples married fewer years will be considered with documentation of infertility;
• Parents over 40 years of age may not be able to adopt children under 3 years old. Exact age limits may vary with individual family circumstances.

TIME FRAME:

• Families in which at least one parent holds Colombian citizenship have priority for a placement and the waiting time can vary between 6 to 8 months.
• You may be eligible to claim Colombian citizenship if one of your parents was a Colombian citizen.
• For other nationalities waiting time can vary from 12 to 18 months (babies and toddlers).
• For special needs, older children and sibling groups the waiting time is shorter.

THE CHILDREN:

• Boys and girls, infants, toddlers and older children are in need of adoption.
• There are also sibling groups in need of families.
• The children have either been abandoned or relinquished to the ICBF.
• Children tend to have light brown skin, dark hair and eyes and can vary in age from 6 months to teen age. Most of the children are in good health.
• Children with special medical needs are also in need of adoptive families. We have special needs children, siblings groups and older children available. Please contact us for more information.

TRAVEL:

• Parents must obtain special visas before traveling to Colombia for purpose of adoption.
• Both parents must travel for an interview with the ICBF.
• One parent can return home after one week and the other must remain in Colombia for another 4 to 6 weeks until the completion of the adoption.

 For more information and a free consultation please contact us today!