International Adoption

Adopting a child from a foreign country can be an incredibly satisfying and life-changing event.  Relatively complex laws govern a U.S. citizen's ability to adopt a child from a foreign country and obtain lawful permanent resident status for the adopted child.

Adopting a child from a foreign country can be an incredibly satisfying and life-changing event.  Relatively complex laws govern a U.S. citizen's ability to adopt a child from a foreign country and obtain lawful permanent resident status for the adopted child.

Adopting a child is a lengthy and complex process, much more so if the child is being adopted from a foreign country. In addition to the various state and U.S. federal laws governing adoption, prospective parents must also consider the adoption laws of the child's country of origin.

Each year, thousands of children overseas are adopted by U.S. individuals and families and brought back to America to live. Many of these children are either orphaned or have been abandoned by birth parents that cannot care for them for financial or medical reasons.

Adoption is an incredibly personal and important decision made by thousands of individuals and families each year.