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Who Can Adopt from Tanzania
Source: Wikipedia.org.
To bring an adopted child to United States from Tanzania, you must be found eligible to adopt by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government agency responsible for making this determination is the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
In addition to these U.S. requirements for prospective adoptive parents, Tanzania also has the following requirements for prospective adoptive parents:
Residency
Prospective adoptive parent(s) must be residents of Tanzania in order to adopt a Tanzanian orphan. This requirement is waived only in cases where the applicant is a Tanzanian citizen residing abroad. Also, prospective adoptive parents need to continuously have the prospective adoptive child in their care for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the date of the submission of application. Finally, prospective adoptive parents need to notify the Commissioner for Social Welfare of their intention to apply for an adoption order for the child at least three months before the date of the order.
Age of Adopting Parents
Under Tanzanian law, an applicant, or in the case of a joint application, one of the applicants, must have attained the age of 25 years and must be at least 21 years older than the child to be adopted. If the prospective adoptive parent is a relative of the child, he or she must be at least 25 years of age, but there is no requirement as to minimum age difference between the prospective adoptive parent and the child.
Marriage
Married couples are permitted to adopt in Tanzania. In case an application is lodged by one of the spouses, the other spouse must consent to the adoption. An adoption order cannot be made to authorize more than one person to adopt a child unless the applicants are husband and wife. A single woman, who is a citizen of Tanzania, may adopt. A male applicant can be granted an adoption order if the application is made in respect of his son, or the court is satisfied that special circumstances warrant the order.
Income
None.
Other
Prospective adoptive parents should not have a criminal record in their country of origin or any other country and should have a recommendation concerning his or her suitability to adopt a child from his country's social welfare officer or other competent authority of his or her permanent country of residence. Social Welfare Department (Tanzania) uses International Social Service (ISS) to conduct its vetting for aspiring adopting parents.
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