Adoption from India

[Anonymous]

Has anyone adopted from India? What was it like and the cost?

[Anonymous]

It's very difficult to adopt from India unless you are of Indian origin.

[Anonymous]

The cost of any international adoption is really high - like more than $40k. And I found international adoption to be at least 25% higher than the highest estimates I got from agencies and online. I know a few people who successfully adopted from India. The process was long - much longer than mine.

[Anonymous]

We did a home study with CHLSS five years ago, though we did not proceed with the adoption. They have some useful information here. India calculates the combined age of the adoptive parents to determine the age of the children you will be eligible to adopt.

https://chlss.org/adoption/international-adoption/india/

[Anonymous]

A friend adopted from India last year. They were willing to take a child with medical needs but reviewed files until there was one they were ok with. Took a couple years all in? Not sure about the cost. One of the requirements was that the adopted child needed to be younger than their bio child.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the responses. I do have an OCI but I don't know anyone who has adopted from India and whether the timeline/costs were prohibitive.

[Anonymous]

Barker has an India program- you may want to reach out to get some current info

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the responses. I do have an OCI but I don't know anyone who has adopted from India and whether the timeline/costs were prohibitive.

Budget around $40k. Timeline is 2-4 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Barker has an India program- you may want to reach out to get some current info

Barker was not very responsive to us.

[Anonymous]

Dillon International out of Tulsa has an India program: https://www.dillonadopt.com/india-adoption

[Anonymous]

My friend, who is Indian-American, adopted an infant (perfectly healthy) as a single mom by choice in less than a year. She was over 40 when she adopted.

My coworker is Indian and married to a Jewish-American. They adopted from India in about a year. Healthy infant.

I believe they were required to be in-country for several weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend, who is Indian-American, adopted an infant (perfectly healthy) as a single mom by choice in less than a year. She was over 40 when she adopted.

My coworker is Indian and married to a Jewish-American. They adopted from India in about a year. Healthy infant.

I believe they were required to be in-country for several weeks.

When was this?