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That was what I was going to suggest. First list the countries you are interested in. Write the name of each country on the top of a page in a three ring binder. (you can always add more if you find out about more.)
Then look up the requirements for those countries.
You can then eliminate countries you don't qualify for. Some countries have rules as to how long you have been married, how many divorces in the past, income, weight, number of children in the home, age, religion and other things.
Once you have removed the ones you don't qualify for, you can look at the process and cost. Can you spend six weeks in country? If not there will be some countries you can rule out.
Then you can look at things that are important to you. Some countries only offer older or special needs children, are you willing to take those or do you want a baby? Is race an issue? Questions like these may or may not elimnate more countries.
Then you can look at other things like common risk factors for children in those countries, lenth of time for refferals, stability of programs and other things. Or you may just fall in love with a culture or find that a country you're family came from allows adoptions, or a family that you or a close family member or friend have ties to. Hopefully all this would help you narrow it down to just a few countries. Then you have a couple of choices. One would be to look for an agencie that works in two or more of those countries you choose or you may need to go with your gut and narrow it down further.
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