Who Can Adopt from Guinea
In addition to the U.S. requirements, Guinea obliges prospective adoptive parents to meet the following requirements in order to adopt a child from Guinea:
Residency
The Government of Guinea requires prospective adoptive parent(s) to be present for the final step in the adoption process in order to witness the child's acceptance of the prospective adoptive parent(s). Prospective adoptive parent(s) should plan to be in Guinea for one to three weeks.
Age of Adopting Parents
Prospective adoptive parent(s) must be at least 15 years older than the child they propose to adopt.
Marriage
A married couple must have been together at least five (5) years.
Income
None specified.
Other
There is no statutory bar to adoption by a single parent or same-sex parents apart from the age requirement above.
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