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[quote=Anonymous]Part of the reason that adoption takes so long is that before you are even eligible, you have to go through a home study. That takes a few months. Then, in most cases, you have to complete classes. Once that is done, for an International adoption, you have to prepare a dossier that meets the country's requirements. Depending on your personal history (how many places you've lived, whether you ever lived abroad, whether you have health problems) and your level of competence with paperwork, that can take anywhere from a few days to many months. There is your USCIS approval for an international adoption, which, depending on where you live takes another few months after your home study is done. Once this is done, then you get to go on the list to wait. The wait time is controlled by the country, which works in the way that country works, not the way Americans would like it to work. Some countries have lots of what we would see as inefficiencies. Some countries have limitations on the number of kids it will release to the US each year. Some countries slow down or close to Americans periodically due to the relations between the US and the country. Some countries have strict limits as to who is eligible for adopt kids from their country. I could go on and on as to why it is slow. As to your question of whether it is to make agencies more money, I can't see how that makes any sense. Agencies make money on completed adoptions. Good luck in your decision. It is a roller coaster, but one that is well worth it. And, not all adoptions take any longer than it takes to conceive and give birth. [/quote]
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