www.AdoptConnection.com
Program: Nicaragua
Adoption Hope International is now working in Nicaragua!  
Parent Requirements:
 Single and married couples may adopt. Officially prospective adoptive
parents are supposed to be between the ages of 25 and 40, however the
Ministry of Family has been flexible on the age requirements on a case
by case basis.
Available Children:
 Healthy Infants, toddlers and older children. We have some waiting
children with special needs available for adoption. Please contact us for
more information.
Adoption Timetable:
 The adoption process takes six months to a year and in some cases
longer.
Method of Referral:
 There is information on waiting special needs children. Families wanting
to adopt children with no special needs must submit a dossier and they
will be issued a referral including photos and medical information.
Travel Requirements:
 Adoptive parents may need to travel four weeks or longer to complete
the adoption.
Fees:
 Agency fee is $5500  and international fees will approximately
$8000-10000, both fees greatly reduced for special needs and older
children.
Dossier Requirements:
-Three (3) letters of recommendations
-Certificate of pre adoption training.

-Copy of passports

Original authenticated notice of approval (I-171H) issued by USCIS;

* Home study
* Psychological evaluation by a U.S.-based adoption agency;
* Birth certificate of adoptive parent(s);
* Marriage certificate of adoptive parents (if applicable);
* Letter of employment for the adoptive parents;
* Unites States police record (FBI fingerprints fulfill this requirement)
* Medical examination for adoptive parents(s);
* Two 2" x 2" color photographs of the parent(s) with a white background;
* Letter from a U.S.-based adoption agency indicating that it will follow-up with the case in the
United States once the adoption has been completed in Nicaragua.  The Nicaraguan Ministry of
the Family requires a U.S. based adoption agency to conduct at least two family visits for the
first year after the adoption that report on the welfare of the child. These reports need to be
sent directly to the Ministry of the Family (Consejo de Adopción).