Kazakhstan Adoption: Quick Reference (minimum requirements) see page below for full requirements

Singles Your Ages Gender Available Child Ages # of Trips Trip Length Yes 25-48 Both 9mo.-3yrs. 2-3 up to7wks. total

For a detailed list of requirements, go to the Kazakhstan Embassy website at www.kazakembus.com

• Married couples interested in adopting an infant (6 – 12 months old) must be between 25 – 48 years old. Single woman must be at least 25 years old.
• Are physically and mentally healthy.
• Have no criminal convictions.
• Are free of contagious infectious diseases or medical conditions which would prevent parents from caring for a child.
• Have financial stability after the adoption of an inter-country orphan.
• Are capable of raising and educating an adopted child.
• Has gone through thorough mental preparation for possible risks and delays involved in inter-country adoption.*
• Has a recommendation by the social worker who completed the family’s home study in the form of a home study approval.*
• Has an understanding and has prepared for the possibility of post-adoption adjustment difficulties that the family and/or child may experience.*
• * Requirements completed during home study process.

Persons with a history of substance abuse, mental illness, treatment for mental illness, criminal convictions or arrests, or mental health counceling may be ineligible for international adoption. Please call for further details.

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