Spence-Chapin’s Colombia Heritage Adoption Program connects families of Colombian descent across the United States with children in need of adoption in Colombia. 佢係 a beautiful, unique opportunity for families who would like to share this cultural connection with their future child.
遺產計劃
Spence-Chapin’s Colombia Heritage Program is designed for families of Colombian descent living across the United States who wish to adopt from Colombia. The Colombian child welfare system prioritizes the placement of children into Colombian families, including Colombian-American families. When a child is declared in need of adoption, Colombian families (including Colombian-American families) are the first considered option. Therefore, children referred to 哥倫比亞人 Heritage families have profiles with less complex special needs than children traditionally referred through intercountry adoption programs. To explore our Heritage Program or other adoption pathways in Colombia, we invite you to join an upcoming webinar.
需要收養嘅兒童
性別: Boys and girls are equally represented in the Colombian child welfare system. Therefore, the right-fit family for adoption from Colombia is one that is open to a child of either sex; this ensures that children have equal access to adoption irrespective of their sex.
種族/族裔: Colombia is a beautifully diverse country. Children represent a wide-range of racial and ethnic backgrounds with disproportionate representation of Afro-Colombian children in the protection and adoption systems. Families should be prepared to parent a child of any race or ethnic background.
年齡: 家庭 must minimally be open to the adoption of a child ages 0 through 5 years old at the time of referral.
特別特點: While families in the Colombia Heritage program are eligible to adopt children without severe special medical needs, we still expect that all children eligible for adoption will have experienced some of the following common characteristics which might impact individual children differently.
- 虐待或忽視嘅歷史：哥倫比亞嘅兒童通常會因為經歷過虐待或忽視而進入保護，包括身體虐待、情緒虐待、性虐待同埋身體或情緒忽視
- Birth family background: In Colombia, typically birth family is known, therefore we commonly know that children have experienced in-utero substance exposure and are at risk of heritable mental health conditions
- 全球發育延遲
- 行為同學習障礙，喺保護性護理中通常會用藥物去管理
You will have an opportunity to further evaluate the specific needs and abilities of the child referred to your family.
收養父母嘅資格
Applicants applying to this program must have a Colombian Cedula, 哥倫比亞人 passport and 哥倫比亞人 出生證明; if you’re eligible for these documents but don’t have them, we can assist you in obtaining them. For married applicants, only one applicant must have 哥倫比亞人 nationality.
年齡: Families 25-50 years must be open to a minimum specified age range of 0-5 years old at the time of referral, or a sibling group of two, 0-6 years old. Families 51-54 years old are eligible to adopt one child ages 6-9 years old at the time of referral, or a sibling group of two where the oldest child is 7-9 years old. For Heritage families – Colombia requires that there 係 no more than a 45-year age gap between the age of the child and the age of the eldest prospective adoptive parent.
婚姻狀況: Colombia encourages applications from single men, single women, married couples, heterosexual and LGBTQ+ parents living throughout the United States.
Citizenship: Single applicants must hold U.S. citizenship. For married applicants, only one applicant must hold U.S. citizenship and the spouse must have lawful status in the U.S.
醫學: Identified medical conditions, including mental health diagnosis, will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the country’s Central Authority, Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar.
等待時間同旅行
Predicted wait time to be matched with a child: Approximately 12-24 months after approval of the dossier*. Please note that in all international adoption programs, wait times are estimates and can change.
Travel: In order to complete the adoption process, families will be required to make one trip to Colombia of approximately 4-6 weeks in length. Couples must both travel to country and be present for finalization in court. You’ll be accompanied by a bilingual companion to all appointments and will have support from Spence-Chapin’s staff and our in-country partner throughout your full time in Colombia.
費用
斯彭斯 - 查平以收費披露嘅透明度而自豪。. 喺任何跨國收養過程中，家庭都會由佢哋嘅家庭收取專業服務費 首要嘅 領養 服務供應商 同埋第三方同旅遊費用。. Spence-Chapin 嘅專業服務費反映咗為你嘅家人而設嘅工作同支援。隨住你嘅個案達到新嘅里程碑， Spence-Chapin 嘅專業服務費會分期支付。.
本地家庭 * * | 非本地家庭 *** | |
斯彭斯 - 查平專業服務費 | $13,865 | $14,365 |
家居學習費用 | $2，500（家用學習） | $2,050-$5,000 |
收養後嘅監督費 | $550 / 次參觀 | $2,500-$2,875 |
預計第三方同移民費用總額 | $9,875-$19,805 | $9,875-$19,805 |
預計嘅旅遊費用 | $6,000-$10,000 | $6,000-$10,000 |
聯邦收養稅抵免額之前嘅收養總估計成本 * | $34,990-$50,920 | $34,790-$52,045 |
* 聯邦收養稅抵免額係一個符合收入嘅稅抵免額，用嚟支付合格嘅收養開支，當你喺收養最終年度申報稅項嗰陣，可以將佢當係抵免額；喺2026年，最高收養稅抵免額係每個子女14T17，280。睇多啲 呢度.
** 本地家庭係指住喺紐約或者新澤西嘅家庭，同埋喺斯彭斯 - 查潘嘅曼哈頓辦事處100英里以內嘅家庭，斯潘斯 - 查平為佢哋提供家庭學習同安置後/收養後報告服務。睇下全部費用披露 呢度 為當地家庭而設。.
*** 非本地家庭係指住喺距離 Spence-Chapin 曼哈頓辦事處超過 100 英里嘅家庭，或者住喺紐約或新澤西州以外嘅家庭，佢哋嘅家庭學習同安置後 / 收養後報告服務將會由佢哋管轄區持牌嘅機構完成。睇下全部費用披露 呢度 針對網絡家庭。.
