Time keeps on ticking...
I received an estimated time frame from our agency today. After we submit our dossier, we will have a 12-15 month wait for referral. We can expect a referral next spring unless our agency is not allowed to give referrals while they are being relicensed in India. If that is the case, then we would be looking at a referral fall of 2007. After the referral, we would wait another 4-7 months for our papers to clear their court system. So, a process which was approximately 18-24 months from start to finish is now more like 22-28 months total. If the license renewal halts all referrals then the process could end up being as long as 34 months. These are all just estimates. I guess the referrals will trickle in as the babies with the more severe special needs are placed or moved to other orphanages.
I spent some time today talking to various agencies about the situation. It seems as if our agency's experience is representative of what is happening in Indian intercountry adoption.
With recent changes in the adoption law, economic expansion and changing social attitudes, many more Indian children are being adopted domestically. Non resident Indians also receive preferential treatment in referrals. Many times only children with the most serious health conditions are available for adoption by foreigners. This year the international adoption community has begun to really experience the impact of the new laws.
We are faxing a copy of our home study to an agency with multiple sites in India and will discuss the issue with them next week.
The more we sit with the new time frame, the less of an issue it becomes. Our daughter is at such a fun age and we are having good times. I suppose if our Indian daughter is not ready for us for another three years, there will be advantages to it.
Our agency has discussed switching countries as an option. We both came to India independent of eachother and feel there is a reason for that. So at this point we will stay the course, we just have not figured out which guide we are going to use.
I spent some time today talking to various agencies about the situation. It seems as if our agency's experience is representative of what is happening in Indian intercountry adoption.
With recent changes in the adoption law, economic expansion and changing social attitudes, many more Indian children are being adopted domestically. Non resident Indians also receive preferential treatment in referrals. Many times only children with the most serious health conditions are available for adoption by foreigners. This year the international adoption community has begun to really experience the impact of the new laws.
We are faxing a copy of our home study to an agency with multiple sites in India and will discuss the issue with them next week.
The more we sit with the new time frame, the less of an issue it becomes. Our daughter is at such a fun age and we are having good times. I suppose if our Indian daughter is not ready for us for another three years, there will be advantages to it.
Our agency has discussed switching countries as an option. We both came to India independent of eachother and feel there is a reason for that. So at this point we will stay the course, we just have not figured out which guide we are going to use.
posted by Mom to brown eyed kids | 8:50 PM
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