You will need to discuss the specific requirements that need to be met with your attorney, agency, or facilitator. Adopting internationally usually requires someone to travel to that country to retrieve the child being adopted. Many prospective adoptive parents travel to those countries to get their child, and in fact some countries may make it a part of their requirements. You may also wish to note that many airlines provide special adoption fares, since many prospective adoptive parents may need to travel with very little notice. Questions to ask international adoption agencies Answers to the following questions will help you evaluate the services offered by adoption agencies, facilitators and lawyers.
Some agencies work directly with a country source with no intermediary agency or facilitator.
Identify each one connected with your agency. Some agencies use other agencies or intermediaries to process the placement of children.