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Colombia Adoptions

Over 40 Years Of International Adoption Experience

Colombia, located in South America, is a Hague Convention Country and adoptions are overseen by Colombia’s central authority, ICBF. Once a family applies to Alliance for Children and completes a home study, we will assist in filing for the USCIS approval and completing a dossier for Colombia. 

Our program coordinator will guide you through the process. We are able to assist families in all 50 states with an adoption from Colombia. The first step is filling out an application and starting your home study. If you live in a state in which we are licensed, we can complete your home study. Alliance for Children partners with agencies throughout the US and would be happy to assist you in locating a local home study agency if you do not live in a state in which we are licensed. 

Once your home study is finished, we will assist in filing for USCIS approval and completing a dossier for Colombia. Our program coordinator will guide you through the paperwork process. When your dossier is ready, it will be sent to Colombia for translation and registration with Colombia’s central authority. The next step is waiting to be matched with a child. Once matched, you will receive information about a child. Should you decide to move forward, you will then travel to Colombia to meet the child and complete the adoption in country. Our experienced staff will guide you through the process both in Colombia and here in the US. Below are more details about our Colombia program.

Adoption Questions

Married couples and single applicants up to age 50 may apply to adopt a child from Colombia. Situations are generally considered on a case-by-case basis.

School-age children; Sibling groups; Children with special needs.

Up to 1 year.

One trip of 4 – 6 weeks. One spouse may leave after 10 days.

Waiting Children

Waiting children are children who are already available for international adoption and are waiting for their forever families. These children are considered by the central authority in their country of origin to be difficult to place. That can be due to the child’s special needs, age or that they are part of a sibling group. Alliance for Children is committed to helping find these children a family that is best equipped to meet their needs.

How To View Waiting Children

Click the button below to be taken to the AFC-Rainbowkids account. Please set up an account on the Rainbowkids site and you will then be able to view all of the AFC Waiting Children profiles.

IMPORTANT: You miust agree to keep any photos, videos, and/or information confidential to protect children’s privacy. You must also agree to not to post or publicly share information without written permission. If you violate the terms of this agreement you will not be allowed to have access to AFC’s photo listing of waiting children.

Applications

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