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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, DH and I are thinking of adopting internationally but are daunted by the wait times. It seems like by the time the child is able to come home with you, they are in school! Do you know anything about this? 
Aslo can you recommend some good adoption agencies for international?[/quote]

OP here. I only know about Korean adoptions, but I can answer as if you were adopting from there.  Unfortunately, the wait time for adoptions has just increased  :cry:  I just heard that in an effort to encourage Koreans to adopt, the Korean govt is now mandating that children there be "held" for 12 months so that its citizens can have first shot at the kids ( I know that was put indelicately). It used to be 4 or 6 months. Now it seems that the earliest a child could come home is 18 months old, after you factor in time for emigration processing, etc.

We used the Barker Foundation here in town for the homestudy and post-placement, and Dillon International in Tulsa for the referral b/c it was the agency my sister and I were adopted through.  Check the different countries' policies for adoption eligibility. You don't have to work with an agency in DC, but you probably will need one locally to do the homestudy and post-placement stuff.[/quote]

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