Adoption in the Philippines

Hello, you should be married at least 3 years. Try going to this site. They have the info that you need. [URL="http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption"]http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption[/URL] For a U.S. citizen interested in adopting a Filipino child while they are living in the Philippines must meet the requirements: One of those is : You must "be resident in the Philippines for at least three years prior to the filing of the adoption petition and maintain such residence until the adoption decree is entered by a Philippine court " This can be waived if : A person who is married to a Filipino and who seeks to adopt jointly with his/her spouse a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity, as defined under Philippine law. Im from the Philippines and we are hoping to adopt my nephew. Living in there for 2-3 years is not gonna work for us so we are going for the inter-country adoption. Good luck !