Looking for info on adopting from India

[Anonymous]

We are Indian and looking into adopting our second child from India. Has anyone been through this process? Would love to hear how it went.

[Anonymous]

I'd check both the Department of State adoption page and an agency that handles adoption from India. The biggest issue I found was the paperwork and approvals required to bring my internationally adopted kids to the US. You have to get pre-approval from the US Government. And while you're in country you have to get a medical examination and final embassy approval. It's been awhile for me and in the middle of the last adoption the process changed so I don't have the personal experience with the current immigration process and I have no experience with India.

[Anonymous]

We adopted from Matri Sneha in Kolkata because we have ties to Kolkata. The nonprofit agency that worked with us in the United States was Dillon International. Healthy, full term infant girl. Very good care at Matri Sneha. This was prior to the requirement for CARA approval, so adoptions went quicker than they do today. We are not NRI. Since you are NRI, your adoption would go more quickly.

[Anonymous]

These days, even if you are NRI, there is a big push within India to have children adopted within India before outside of India. Older children and those with special needs are available more faster outside of India.

[Anonymous]

CARA is the agency in India handling adoptions and outlines the steps - http://cara.nic.in/

then even have an instruction manual - http://cara.nic.in/writereaddata/uploadedfile/NTESCL_635755990991507042_Parents%20Manual%20website.pdf

Contrary to the PP - while they would like more adoptions to happen domestically that isn't happening at very high rate.

You will be able to adopt a younger child.

Either you or your spouse must be a US citizen to legally immigrate the child to the US after the adoption has completed.