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Because [[Kenya]] is party to The Hague [[Adoption]] Convention, children from [[Kenya]] must meet the requirements of the Convention in order to be eligible for [[adoption]]. For example, the [[adoption]] may take place only if the competent authorities of [[Kenya]] have determined that placement of the child within [[Kenya]] has been given due consideration and that an intercountry [[adoption]] is in the child’s best interests. In addition to [[Kenya]]’s requirements, a child must meet the definition of Convention [[adoptee]] to be eligible for an immigrant visa that will allow you to bring him or her to the United States.<br />
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Any child who is resident in [[Kenya]] can be legally [[adopted]], whether or not the child is a Kenyan citizen or was born in [[Kenya]]. However, only children who have been declared eligible for [[adoption]] may be matched with prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] for [[adoption]].<br />
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'''NOTE:''' The child to be [[adopted]] must not be previously [[adopted]] or subject to a grant of [[custody]] (and must not have had prior contact with the prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]) before processing begins. <br />
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'''ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:'''<br />
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'''[[Relinquishment]]:''' When prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] seek to [[adopt]] a child who has existing parents or legal guardians, consents must be obtained from: <br />
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::1. Existing parents, guardians, or anyone else contributing to the maintenance of the child under any agreement or order; <br />
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::2. If applicable, parents or [[guardian]](s) of the mother of the child in a case where the mother is a minor; <br />
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::3. If applicable, the step-father who has acquired parental responsibility; and <br />
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::4. The spouse of the prospective [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]], if the spouse is not available in person. A children's court must commit a relinquished child to a children's home before he/she becomes eligible to be [[adopted]].<br />
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'''[[Abandonment]]:''' A children’s court must commit an abandoned child to a children’s home before he/she becomes eligible to be [[adopted]].<br />
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'''Age of Adoptive Child:''' Only children who are at least two years old are eligible for intercountry [[adoption]]. '''NOTE:''' If the child being [[adopted]] is age 14 or older, he/she must consent to the proposed intercountry [[adoption]].<br />
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'''Sibling Adoptions:''' Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] may [[adopt]] siblings in [[Kenya]].<br />
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'''[[Special Needs]] or Medical Conditions:''' Unknown.<br />
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'''Waiting Period or [[Foster Care]]:''' A children's court commits an abandoned or relinquished child to a children's home. After six months, if no relatives can be located and no one has come forward to claim the child, a licensed Kenyan [[adoption]] society will have the child entered into the registry of children to be [[adopted]]. <br />
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'''NOTE:''' Children available for fostering in [[Kenya]] are generally in temporary need of care, and are usually not declared eligible for [[adoption]]. Foreigners are only allowed to foster in [[Kenya]] if they have been residents for at least one year and are generally not permitted to travel outside of the country with the fostered child. In the past, U.S. citizens have grown attached to children they foster in [[Kenya]] and have been unable to take them to the United States. The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi strongly advises U.S. citizens living in [[Kenya]] against fostering children if their underlying intention is to [[adopt]] them.<br />
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