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Yes, this is true. Most families waiting with ICBF for an infant will wait about 3 years for a child, unless things pick up. Most European families that are getting referrals right now have been waiting about 3 years for a referral.

As far as sibling groups go, these wait times reflect families that are still waiting to be assigned a sib group (2 children) as families requesting 3 + children typically get referrals much faster.

Also remember that the date (AUG 2005, etc) reflects the prospecitive parents approval of application to ICBF. It does not reflect how many applications they have for that month. IN other words, they may only have 1 more application for and infant 0-1 from PAPs that were approved in August 2005 that has not been assigned a child yet. They may also have 200 applications from August of 2005 -- there is no way to know. But, this reflects that there is AT LEAST 1 applcation from Aug. 2005 that has yet to be assigned a child 0-12 months old.

ICBF follows a rather rigid wait list policy -- ie -- you are attended in the order received. However, because of regional differences and time frames, some people from Aug 2005 will get assigned a child anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months before others. This is based on whether or not the adoption committee feels you are the best match for an available child. I know I have explained this before in the forum and that emi (erin) talked about her experience. If you want a more detailed explanation of how this works, look back and find it.