Mexico Adoption Program
Mexico is a wonderful adoption program for families seeking to impact the
life of an older child, siblings, or a child with medical needs. In 2016
we established an exclusive partnership with the State of Puebla in order
to advocate for their waiting children and streamline the process. Please
contact us for more information about the available children, or the possibility
of hosting a child!
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Hague Convention:
Mexico is party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation
in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Therefore,
all adoptions between Mexico and the United States must meet the requirements
of The Hague Adoption Convention and U.S. law and regulations implementing
the Convention. The SRE (Secretary of Exterior Relations, or Secretaria
de Relaciones Exteriores), a branch of The Mexican Central Authority,
is responsible for making sure all adoptions in Mexico fall under the
guidelines of the Hague Treaty.
Who can adopt:
· Prospective adoptive parents must be over 25 years of age and
at least 17 years older than the child. If married, only one parent must
meet the age requirement. At least one of the prospective adoptive parents
must be a US Citizen to qualify as a petitioner, even in the case of relative
adoptions.
· Prospective adoptive parents may be married or single, male or female.
· Prospective adoptive parents must demonstrate the means to support
the physical and educational needs of the child. Parents must state in
their dossier why they would like to adopt from Mexico specifically.
Note: Mexican States may have their own requirements so be sure to check with
the state from which you receive your referral.
Who can be adopted?
Age: Children five years and older are allowed to be adopted internationally.
children under 5 years of age may be adopted if siblings older than five
are also being adopted.
Health: The majority of adoptable children have a physical or mental disability,
or suffer from a disease that is costly to treat. These children will
be matched with families that can prove the resources and desire to care for them.
Family Adoptions: children that are related to adoptive parents that are dual Mexican and
US nationals can potentially be adopted. This is determined on a case
by case basis.
Note: Children that are waiting to be adopted are under the care and protection
of DIF (the National System for the Full Development of the Family, or
Sistema Nacional para el Desarollo Integral de la Familia.) DIF has the
authority to match adoptive children with the family that they see is
the best fit. Prior to children being adopted internationally DIF has
attempted every avenue to have them adopted in country by a Mexican family.
The Federal level DIF has the final say on adoptions; however the DIF
offices in the 31 Mexican States must also sign off during the adoption process.
Travel
Travel is a minimum of two trips. Time frames of each can vary based on
the requirements of the state you are adopting from. The first trip is
to meet the child on a trial basis, which can be anywhere from 1-3 weeks.
The second is to go through the US Embassy process and bring your child
home, which is usually less than 2 weeks. Clients will be escorted by
our bi-lingual facilitators.
Time Frame
Time frames will vary depending on the child you are adopting and the requirements
of the State that is processing your case. From the time of referral you
can expect the court and embassy process to take anywhere from 6-12 months.
As we develop our Mexico program we will have a better idea of what to
expect for the overall time frame.
Our attorney:
Our Attorney Mario Ramierez Topete lives in Mexico City with his wife Ana
and their child. He is highly connected in the legal world in Mexico,
and passionate about working for the betterment of children. You will
find him most weekends visiting one of the many orphanages that he has
programs at. He is an expert at the adoption process, and ready to serve
your family through the entire Mexico adoption process. He is fluent in
Spanish and English. He will work tirelessly to help you grow your family!
Find out more today about working with Mario! We are lucky to have him
as part of our team!
Mexico Information Resources
·
CIA World Factbook - Mexico
·
USCIS (for Adoption Petition Forms)
·
US State Department - Mexico Travel
·
US Embassy Juarez Adoption Information
·
Mexico Embassy in USA
For more detailed information on the program, process or fee schedule,
please contact International Adoption Net or at
303.691.0808