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Who Can Be Adopted from Bhutan
Source: Wikipedia.org.
Bhutan has specific requirements that a child must meet in order to be eligible for adoption. You cannot adopt a child in Bhutan unless he or she meets the requirements outlined below.
In addition to these requirements, a child must meet the definition of an orphan under U.S. law for you to bring him or her back to the United States. Learn more about these U.S. requirements.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Relinquishment Requirements: A document with a legal stamp is required from the biological parents indicating that they have willingly relinquished their child for adoption. Photo identification of the biological parents is also required.
Abandonment Requirements: When the biological parents decide to relinquish their child up for adoption, they must first contact National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC). If the child is not yet born or is newly born, the hospital will forward the information to NCWC. In both cases the biological parents' identification will be available with NCWC for adoption purposes. As mentioned above the parents must provide a document with a legal stamp indicating that biological parents have willingly relinquishing the child for adoption. To date NCWC has not received a single case where the child has been abandon by the biological parents.
Age Requirements: According to the present established convention, a child must be below five years of age. However, the draft Children Adoption bill, expected to be passed into law shortly, will alter the age range when a child may be adopted. Under the new law, children between the ages of 6 months and 18 years may be adopted. Children under the age of 6 months may not be adopted (Note: In order for a child to emigrate to the U.S. on an orphan immigrant visa, the prospective adoptive parents must file an I-600 application before a child reaches age 16. The only exception is when a child over the age of sixteen and under the age of 18 is being adopted together with a sibling or siblings under the age of 16.)
Sibling Requirements: No requirements.
Requirements for Special Needs or Medical Conditions: Per NCWC if the child available for adoption is of special needs or has medical conditions, the NCWC and the court will verify if the prospective adoptive parents agree to the match and have arrangements in place to handle the special/medical needs of the child.
Waiting Period: Per information given by National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC), there is no specific waiting period for adoption. If the contracting parties (Biological parents and adoptive parent) agree and have met the requirements set forth by the law then the adoption will proceed to the court for an adoption order.
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