Hello,
I know that if you live in the US and you want to use an adoption agency to adopt a child, there are very strict laws and procedures that must be followed.
But what about if we (us citizens) adopted over in Pak? can we just bring our adopted child back here? Does anyone know the procedures for doing something like this? Thank you for any helpful advice
I have a friend who adopted a baby almost 2 years ago from pakistan and another friend who adopted one from india.
Get your paperwork in order in the states b4 u get to pakistan to get the baby..u need to have a social worker, home and mental assessment, etc this work here can take up to 6 months to a year...THEN once you get to pakistan you get the child and then go thru the US state dept. There are procedures already developed so i would find out from your local social service agencies/adoption agencies that are affilated with the city/state, they should tell you the rules/regulations.
My friend adopted thru edhi foundation and her baby mashallah is doing very well. if you want more info pm and i can get you in contact with her.
I don't know much info. I do know of someone who adopted a baby girl from Pak and they were in Pak for a good 4-6 months dealing with the paper work etc. to bring their baby home. This was earlier this year.
well, the point here is that we already know the child, its the infant of a servant over there. Its her 6th child and she cannot care for the infant and would give her up to have a better life here.
We would like to avoid adoption agencies etc and just complete the adoption over there and then bring her here. I was wondering if anyone knows about doing that.
Its a wonderful thing to adopt a child but I wouldnt go thru it over here. Between the agencies, the social workers, the paperwork, the psychologists etc, I wouldnt have time for the 3 I already have. Besides that, I would never feel as if the child would truly be mine - they stop in on you whenever they want to check on things etc. I have a nice home, I keep it as nice as I can, my marriage is lovely etc. I have nothing to hide, its just the fact of all this checking up on you as if they'd take the baby away if they wanted. I could never go thru all that, even the possibility of it hanging over my head all the time would prevent me from even trying to adopt thru an agency.
Even if you do not use an agency AND adopt a child in pakistan/over there.. YOU still must go through procedures in the US with social service, psychological review, etc so you have the appropriate paperwork for the US governemtn to approve your adoption. Most people think it is as simple as going to pakistan getting the child and going to the embassy. HOWEVER The us governemtn requires some papework and formal assessments. You can save your time spent in pakistan by doing all the legwork ahead of time in america, getting everyhing in order and then going to pakistan to pick up the child and get their visa.
My friends did about a year's worth of work before they went to pakistan and were able to bring the baby back to the US in 6 weeks. They both mentioned how they met people who did nothing b4 they came to pakistan, got there, found the child AND then started procedures and they were still waiting for approval at 3 months and going....one parent had to stay behind in both cases b/c of the way international adoption is structured.