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Difference between revisions of "Adopting from Grenada"
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| + | To bring an adopted child to United States from Grenada, 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). Learn more. | ||
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| + | In addition to these U.S. requirements for adoptive parents, Grenada also has the following requirements for adoptive parents: | ||
==Residency== | ==Residency== | ||
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| + | Grenada requires that applicants for adoption be resident and domiciled in Grenada. The child must also be in the continuous physical care of the applicant for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the adoption order. | ||
==Age of Adopting Parents== | ==Age of Adopting Parents== | ||
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| + | The government of Grenada requires that the adoptive parent(s) must be age twenty-five or at least twenty-one years older than the child. | ||
==Marriage== | ==Marriage== | ||
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==Income== | ==Income== | ||
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==Other== | ==Other== | ||
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=Who Can Be Adopted= | =Who Can Be Adopted= | ||
Revision as of 23:24, 6 March 2014
Contents
Hague Convention Information
Grenada is not party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Therefore, when the Hague Adoption Convention entered into force for the United States on April 1, 2008, intercountry adoption processing for Grenada did not change.
NOTE: If you are not resident or domiciled in Grenada, you may not adopt. Furthermore, no adoption is possible for children who are not resident in Grenada.
Who Can Adopt
To bring an adopted child to United States from Grenada, 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). Learn more.
In addition to these U.S. requirements for adoptive parents, Grenada also has the following requirements for adoptive parents:
Residency
Grenada requires that applicants for adoption be resident and domiciled in Grenada. The child must also be in the continuous physical care of the applicant for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the adoption order.
Age of Adopting Parents
The government of Grenada requires that the adoptive parent(s) must be age twenty-five or at least twenty-one years older than the child.
Marriage
N/A
Income
N/A
Other
N/A
Who Can Be Adopted
How to Adopt
Adoption Authority
The Process
Traveling Abroad
After Adoption
SOURCE
Intercountry Adoption, Bureau of Consular Affairs. U.S. Department of State Country Information