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Who Can Be Adopted from Djibouti
Source: cia.gov.
In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, Djibouti has specific requirements that a child must meet in order to be eligible for adoption:
RELINGQUISHMENT:Only children whose parents are willing to irrevocably relinquish their parental rights are eligible for adoption – the adoption must be a “plenary adoption”.
ABANDONMENT: Only non-Djiboutian children are considered to be abandoned. Djiboutian children are automatically assigned a Djiboutian guardian within their family or clan if their parent or guardian is unable to care for them. In the case of non-Djiboutian children, they must be declared abandoned by a court – standard criteria do not exist.
AGE OF ADOPTIVE CHILD: Children must be 17 years of age or younger. Please note, however, that in order for a child to meet the definition of orphan under U.S. immigration law, a Form I-600 petition must be filed while the child is under the age of 16 (or under the age of 18 if adopted, or to be adopted, together with a sibling under the age of 16).
SIBLING ADOPTIONS: There are no known sibling requirements; however this may vary on a case by case basis.
SPECIAL NEEDS OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS: There are no known requirements.
WAITING PERIOD OR FOSTER CARE: There is no defined waiting period; however, the process may take a year or more.
Caution: Prospective adoptive parents should be aware that not all children in orphanages or children’s homes are adoptable. In many countries, birth parents place their child(ren) temporarily in an orphanage or children’s home due to financial or other hardship, intending that the child return home when this becomes possible. In such cases, the birth parent(s) have rarely relinquished their parental rights or consented to their child(ren)’s adoption.
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