Nepal Adoption Program
A landlocked country
lying between India and the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China, Nepal
is a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic and multi-religious country.
For a relatively small country, Nepal has a diverse landscape,
ranging from the humid Terai plains in the south to the mountainous
Himalayas in the north, which makes it a major tourist destination.
Nepal contains Mount Everest (29,035 ft; 8,850 m), the tallest
mountain in the world.
Illien Adoptions
International, Inc. is on the list of approved agencies by the
Ministry of Women, Children & Welfare of the Government of Nepal.
This adoption program has been recently and carefully revised, and
Illien Adoptions is very pleased to have the opportunity of working
with the abandoned children and humanitarian aid projects in Nepal.
Children Available
for Adoption:
Children available for
intercountry adoption range in age from infants to older children,
sibling groups and special needs children. Families may state their
preference for a boy or girl within the restrictions noted under
Eligibility.
Nepali children have
become orphaned or are abandoned for a number of reasons stemming
from the country's overwhelming social issue of widespread poverty.
Adoptive Parent
Eligibility Requirements:
The government of
Nepal, in its on-going review of adoption law, is considering some
changes to these guidelines. The Agency will update these guidelines
as necessary.
- Married couples and single women:
Between the ages of 30-45 qualify for children of all age ranges.
Between the ages of 45-50 qualify for children at the toddler stage and above.
Between the ages of 50-55 qualify for children from the age of (2) two and above.
Married couples must have been married for at least 4 (four) years prior to application.
Single applicants who have a child living in the home must adopt a younger child of the opposite gender.
Sibling groups are available for adoption by applicant families with no children presently living in the home.
Families with households comprised of two children of the opposite gender are not eligible to adopt from Nepal.
Families with only same gender children in the home are only eligible to adopt a child of the opposite gender.
Note: If children in the home are from a wife's previous marriage, Nepali law states that this family dynamic is eligible to adopt either gender. If the couple has a child together or the child in the home is from the husband's previous marriage, they must adopt a child of the opposite gender.
Applicant families must also be able to verify by a doctor proof of infertility. Applicant families who have had tubal ligation or vasectomy procedures qualify for "infertility."
Applicant families must show an annual income of $40,000 and/or own their home.
Applicant families may only have one divorce for each spouse.