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Originally Posted by Chinagirl2007
Guatemala and Korea have shorter wait times now. And the babies there are usually younger than in China, i.e. closer to 6 months with Guatemala and Korea.
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I have a friend who is adopting from Korea and was told the wait for referral has actually
increased. Her agency works with Eastern Social Welfare Society in Korea. I believe those U.S. agencies working with Korea Social Services (KSS) are the ones with no wait because there are more children than adoptive parents available. Unlike other international adoption programs, Korea requires adoptive parents use only agencies authorized in their state of residence. So if you happen to live in a state that has an agency working with Eastern, the current wait for referral is 10-15 months. Families then wait another 3-6 months for travel. I read somewhere that Korea is planning to completely phase out international adoption. They are working hard on promoting domestic adoption and also starting up social programs to encourage birthmothers to keep their babies.