Intercountry adoption

[Fluffy51]

My daughter (who was adopted from Sri Lanka) and husband would like to adopt a child from Sri Lanka (they don't have any children and are aged 29/30), but are continually getting the run around from Government/ Adoption agency.
Are there any people out there who have recently adopted from abroad who could possibly give me some advice which I could pass on to them.

Hi there OP,

Just giving this a little bump for you, in the hopes someone who can help sees this .

Aww! Thank you! I'm not optimistic as there have been very few interocuntry adoptions over the last few years

Hi it's worth joining the Fb group 'Therapeutic Parenting' - there are definitely some parents there who adopted from overseas. Good luck

I would suggest contacting other agencies that handle inter-country adoption - you need to have one that will respond when asked!

Hi Fluffy51 have they tried the Intercountry Adoption Agency? They have always been v helpful when I spoke to them. I appreciate that they might be too expensive though.

Hi Fluffy51 just interested why they specifically want to adopt from overseas. I can understand the reasons, of course, but if they are both of Asian origin or if one of them is, then they may find that there are children in the domestic adoption system (if you are in the UK) who would be of Asian origin who they might be brilliant parents for.

I say this because I looked into overseas adoption many years ago and it is very expensive and has many difficulties. I'm not trying to put them off, just asking.

We looked into adopting from China. We are not Chinese but I have lived in Asia and studied Mandarin. For us it was just not possible, high costs and long waits. We ended up adopting domestically and it has been brilliant.

Just wanted to say that in case your daughter decides not to adopt from overseas but does want to go ahead with adoption.

Thank you all for your messages.
What is the Fb group?
Where they live they must deal with the LA.
I will tell them to contact the IAA to see if they can put them in touch with anyone. Thank you.
They know it is a very expensive process but are committed to it as own experience was so positive.

Hi @Fluffy51, did you have any luck with adopting from Sri Lanka? My partner and I are now exploring this as well but are finding it very difficult to get in touch with the Sri Lankan adoption agency.

Good start would be CoramIAC
Their Information Days (online) are very informative and there's an opportunity to get questions answered.
www.coramiac.org.uk