Children are transferred from the maternity hospital to a foster family and reside there until you travel to bring your child home. The adoption process in Guatemala runs very smoothly and the travel in Guatemala is very short. Children are available for referral from birth to age five. Siblings or twins are sometimes available. You may adopt two children that are not blood related at the same time.
Children are usually in foster homes.
Once your dossier is in Guatemala, you can be matched with a child as soon as they are born. It will still take up to four months to get the child home from the time of birth. Families may begin the placement process once a completed dossier is submitted to our office. Families with children and single women are welcome to adopt. Age requirements vary based on individual child placement requests.