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In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, Serbia has specific requirements that a child must meet in order to be eligible for adoption:

Age of Adoptive Child: Children between the ages of two months and 18 years are eligible for adoption. However, a foreign citizen may adopt a child in Serbia only after the child has been registered for adoption for at least one year and no domestic adopters have been found.

Sibling Adoptions: Serbian Family Law does not specifically address sibling adoptions. However, adoption authorities try to place siblings together if they determine that it is in the best interest of the siblings.

Special Needs or Medical Conditions: These topics are not specified in Serbian family Law, but in practice, because Serbia gives preference to domestic adoption (i.e., adoption by Serbian citizens), only children with special needs become available for inter-country adoption.

Waiting Period or Foster Care: A foreign citizen may adopt a child in Serbia only after the child has been registered for adoption for at least one year and no domestic adopters (i.e., Serbian citizens) have been found.

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, with the intention of returning for the child when they are able to do so. In such cases, the birth parent(s) rarely would have relinquished their parental rights or consented to their child(ren)’s adoption.

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