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I'm Dutch and because of very severe laws for adoption in our country, it's impossible for me to realize an intercountry adoption. So I think about to emigrate for about half a year to a country, adopt domestically, and return with my child. Has anyone experience with this way of adopting?
I hope you can give me more information.
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I am not sure about what you propose, but I think that it would not be as simple as just moving to another country for six months. I imagine that you would have to first satisfy a minimum amount of time in-country, which could be longer than six months. Also, you would have to become a citizen of the country you were living in. I think you should contact several adoption agencies and ask about the requirements. Good luck.
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Actually, you dont have to be a citizen to adopt in the US, but you do have to be here legally.
Also, it would take longer than six months to complete the entire process, and IҒm not sure what Dutch immigration law says about bringing an adopted child back into the country.
In the US, if you adopt a child in another country, without meeting the INS guidelines, you have to live with that child for two years before you can bring him or her to the US.
Talk to an attorney and make sure you understand Dutch immigration law clearly before you make a choice.
I am a college student and I happen to be writing my paper on international adoption. I have to agree that it wouldn't be easy just to go another country for six months and then adopt. Laws are too strict. But I know that I read at the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse about how some private agencies and attorneys are allowing Canada and some European countries to adopt US children, primarily infants. Maybe this would be the route you could take.