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Adopting from Taiwan
At-A-Glance
Who can adopt from Taiwan?
 | Married couples, 30-45 years of age |
| Couples must be married 5 years or more |
| Families with children already in the home eligible |
Children available for adoption
| Children range in age from a few months old, up to
ten or twelve years old |
| Children in orphanages; some may have been in foster
care for a period of time |
Process
| Apply to The Barker Foundation |
| Complete pre-adoption group, home study |
| Homestudy and photo album sent to orphanage in Taipei |
| Photo album reviewed by birthmothers working with
Taiwanese agency; family selected by birthmother (because of this, it is
very difficult to estimate the waiting time) |
| Once family is selected, other documentation
completed, authenticated (by Barker), and sent to Taiwan |
| Processing time of approximately six months; documents go through both a
lower and upper court before adoption decree is granted |
| Adoption decree granted; family travels to Taipei to
bring child home (stay in Taipei is relatively short, and only one
parent has to travel, although we encourage both parents to go) |
| Child arrives home; begin 6 month post-placement
period |
| Finalize adoption in the U.S. following
post-placement (final decree given in Taiwan, but readoption required by
U.S., as parents have not seen child prior to finalization in Taiwan) |
| Child becomes U.S. citizen following finalization of
adoption in U.S. |
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