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Hi there. DH and I may be temporarily relocating to Germany next year for 3 years. I'd hate to put our adoption journey on hold during this time (we have been trying to adopt domestically independently and via foster care for 2 years), so I'm trying to revisit international adoption.
I am told that it is possible to adopt while temporarily abroad. Domestically, we were looking to adopt a Hispanic child. While in Europe, I'd like to consider adopting a Romany ("Gypsy") child. We'll consider either sex, up to about age 8 or so, learning disabilities OK.
Which European countries should we focus on if we were to adopt a Romany child? Would it be possible to adopt a Romany child from Germany?
Thanks for any insight!
(I cross-posted this in the Poland thread bc I am from there and know there is a Roma population there, though I don't know that there are Romany children available for adoption in Poland.)
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My brother is a gypsy (he's okay with term, so I am too) and is from Ukraine. My parents adopted him almost 2 years ago.
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I'm hoping that Momraine sees your thread because her youngest child is of Romany descent. I believe she adopted her son from Poland. If she doesn't see the thread, you might want to send her a Private Message (PM).
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Have you considered Kazakhstan? When we were researching we read from a few different agencies that children of Roma descent were available there.
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My fiance and I are currently researching adoption and find ourselves drawn to the Roma. So far we've been looking at Bulgaria (supposedly 80% of adoptable children there are of Roma descent).
Good luck.
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Would I be able to request a Romany child in other countries? Where can I get more information about adopting from Bulgaria or Romania? Are independent adoptions possible in these countries? I've met one lady who adopted independently internationally from Russia. I'm also concerned about the cost...?
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Would I be able to request a Romany child in other countries? Where can I get more information about adopting from Bulgaria or Romania? Are independent adoptions possible in these countries? I've met one lady who adopted independently internationally from Russia. I'm also concerned about the cost...?
Romania is completely closed. for Bulgaria- there are a number of agencies opening programs- you might check the yahoo group for adoption agency research.
Love and hugs,
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adoption.state.gov is a good place to start for country specific information. [url=http://www.adoption.state.gov/country/bulgaria.html]Country Specific Information for bulgaria.htm[/url] And I second Deb's suggestion of the Adoption_Agency_Research Yahoo group for agency information and first hand experience.
Good luck!
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