Qualifications to Adopt From Haiti
According to the DECREE OF APRIL 4 TH, 1974 , ON ADOPTION, REINFORCING THE RIGHTS OF THE ADOPTEE IN HIS/HER NEW FAMILY, current Haitian government policies and practices, and U.S. immigration laws, you must meet the following guidelines to qualify for a Haiti adoption:
- Single women:
- who are U.S. citizens.
- who are between 35 and 55 years of age at the time of dossier submission.
- who have no more than two birth children*.
* The Haitian Government only considers the number of birth children in the home when determining a family's qualification to adopt from Haiti.
- Legally married heterosexual couples:
- in which at least one applicant is a U.S. citizen.
- who are between 35 and 55 years of age at the time of dossier submission. If the couple is childless due to infertility, the minimum age is 30 years.
- who have been married a minimum of ten years. However, applicants may be married at least five years with an exclusive relationship with the current spouse totaling ten years in length. (This length of relationship must be substantiated in the home study.)
- Applicants must be in good physical and mental condition necessary to provide responsible care for an adopted child.
- Applicants’ income must meet the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) requirements as specified in Form I-864P for 125% of the current Poverty Guideline:
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864P.pdf
- Applicants who meet the above qualifications and have no more than two birth children in the home of the current marriage are eligible to adopt a child up to 13 years of age.
All qualified applicants are permitted to adopt more than one child at a time. Multiple-child adoptions can be siblings or unrelated children.
Notes:
Please be advised that Haitian adoption qualifications can be modified at any time by the Haitian government and without prior notification.
Exceptions may be made upon receipt of a Haiti Presidential dispensation or “waiver” on a case-by-case basis for families who fall outside of the qualifications to adopt from Haiti. Please discuss your family’s individual situation with CCAI.