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Bulgaria is a Hague Country. As far as I know, you can not deal directly w/ the Bulgarian agencies. You must go through the US side who deals directly w/ one of two agencies on the Bulgarian side. You also are not likely to adopt an infant from Bulgaria. Think more 2 to 3yo as a young child from Bulgaria. Waits are very long in this country though that should be picking up speed soon as system was totally revamped. Hope this helps. I can hardly wait to get over there! Good luck.

Hague country. What is that? I guess, sounds, like MORE restricted country on child adoption. Which countries are NOT belong to Hague? How long does it take for Bulgaria adoption, in general, and I am sorry, I am not sure what you mean by "revamped.." I guess, I am cluless in politics, and I need more education. If you can recommend agencies for Bulgaria adoption, please, pm me. Or, should I say let me know HOW to choose the appropriate /better adoption agency. Thank you

You might do some reading on the State Department website regarding adopting from Bulgaria. The site outlines who can adopt, who can be adopted, as well as the process. [url=http://www.adoption.state.gov/country/bulgaria.html]Country Specific Information for bulgaria.htm[/url]

Bonita, I just sent you a message but I wanted to post here as well. Stephanie is correct... and by revamped... it means that the system was slowed to a trickle... then as it began to start moving again the push was to get as many older kids and special needs kids matched as well as get referrals to families that had been waiting from 4+ years... now it is moving... the laws were revised in Bulgaria so those children that were abandoned were given a chance to have a family... because kids where the parents just didn't come back or refused to sign paperwork for them to be adopted (yes it happens) are now legally free for adoption. It is written that you can adopt a child as young as 6 months, however... I think everyone here can attest to the fact that we ALL have not heard or seen a child under the age of 2 or 3 adopted this past year. It may happen in the future, but this is not a "baby" country at this point. Hague though it requires more regulation does not necessarily mean a longer process... but what it does mean is that biological parents can not be coersed by a corupt system to give up babies for adoption so that adoption lawyers, agencies or facilitators can get rich off these poor peoples lack of education or knowledge... or that babies can be bought for adoption. It also means that someone is not going to show up at your door and tell you... that you adopted a black market baby and that the child needs to return to their first family. (Doesn't happen often, but it does happen... this is a HUGE part of the reason Guatemala is closed). **Note: Not all non-Hague countries are black market babies... ie Russia and China (though China is moving to Hague)... but Hague works to protect the adoptive FAMILY and adoptive child. Hope this helps, Yvonne