[LockStock]

(RTTNews) - The government of Nepal announced Monday that it has lifted the eight-month long ban on adoptions of Nepalese children by foreign nationals.

Nepalese authorities said that some 58 foreign agencies would be permitted to work as "intermediaries" between potential adopting families in their respective countries and the government.

"We'll soon start accepting applications from prospective families for adoption through the accredited agencies," said Prakash Kumar Adhikari, from the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare.

He said that the government will now process applications for adoptions from countries like Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Norway, the United States and Canada, as they have "a good social security system, including education and health care."

Nepal's government had banned the foreign adoption of Nepalese children eight months ago amidst allegations of corruption and reports that some of the adopted children were being sold off.

[Sohmakun]

I have noticed that adoption agencies have now started accepting applications for their Nepal program. This is great news although I would process with caution and have a backup country in mind just in case things go sour.

[jin]

I'm wondering if a agency who does't have office in my home state would increase the cost and prolong the process ?

any advice or experiences to share ?

thanks

[devildogwife]

Originally Posted by jin

I'm wondering if a agency who does't have office in my home state would increase the cost and prolong the process ?

any advice or experiences to share ?

thanks

I wouldn't think so, but do you have on in mind that you could just call and ask?

[sak9645]

It is usually not a big deal to use an out of state agency. Many agencies routinely work with families from all over the U.S. Some do an excellent job of keeping families informed by email, phone, FedEx, etc., and of working with the families' homestudy providers.

You may have some more charges for postage/FedExes and telephone calls than you would if you worked with a local agency, but the total amount is not likely to be very substantial. You may also find that the out of state agency charges to review the homestudy report you submit, to be sure that it is properly done, while a local agency that does both your homestudy and your placement won't have that fee. Again, however, this is not likely to be a huge amount of money.

Your time frame should not be altered appreciably. At most, it may take a day or two extra to get documents from you to the agency or from the agency.

Use of an in-state agency is preferable if you want to get to know staff in person, or if you want to use certain of the agency's post-adoption services, such as counseling or birth culture related activities. However, it is by no means unusual for families to use out of state agencies, and many have very positive experiences doing so.

When you check references on an agency, be sure to talk with families who live in a state other than the one where the agency is located, and to ask lots of questions about how well contact is maintained with out of state families.

Sharon

[triplec]

I hope they are still planning on implementing "fast tracking" infertile couples with no children as well as singles with no children. The above in addition with their new rules "First priority will be given to parent/s who are willing to adopt the children of more than 10 years old, second priority to 5-10 years old, and last priority to 0-5 years old." hopefully will be the process for all countries to follow.

I think childless couples and singles as well as couples and singles with only 1 child should always be given priority. There should be high premiums on requests of healthy and under 3 years old. Somewhere .. somehow the cost of adoption needs to deflate with everything else. People who are looking to adopt their 6th child + should only be considered if there is no other option. This would help to keep the cost down and help eliminate corruption.

[mommytoEli]

Originally Posted by triplec

People who are looking to adopt their 6th child + should only be considered if there is no other option. .

why is that?

Originally Posted by triplec

This would help to keep the cost down and help eliminate corruption.

just curious how that would help?

[Shannavi]

There should be high premiums on requests of healthy and under 3 years old.

30,000 is not high enough?

[LockStock]

I received an e-mail from one of the agencies working in Nepal. Apparently, Nepal has put a cap on the number of healthy infants that an agency can refer in a calendar year. The agency said that number is ten. They were closing their Nepal program to new applicants because they've already hit their cap for 2009.