Colombia Heritage Program

Spence-Chapin’s Colombia Heritage Adoption Program connects families of Colombian descent across the United States with children in need of adoption in Colombia. 它是 A beautiful, unique opportunity for families who would like to share this cultural connection with their future child.  

Heritage Program

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 家庭. When a child is declared in need of adoption, Colombian families (including Colombian-American families) are the first considered option. Therefore, children referred to 哥伦比亚 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.

需要领养的儿童

Gender: 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.

种族/民族: 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.

年龄: 家庭 must minimally be open to the adoption of a child ages 0 through 5 years old at the time of referral.

特色: 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.

虐待或忽视史：哥伦比亚儿童因遭受虐待或忽视而接受保护的情况很常见，虐待或忽视包括身体虐待、情感虐待、性虐待以及身体或情感忽视

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

全球发育迟缓

Behavioral & learning disorders which in protective care are often managed with medication

You will have an opportunity to further evaluate the specific needs and abilities of the child referred to your family.

养父母资格

Applicants applying to this program must have a  Colombian Cedula, 哥伦比亚 passport and 哥伦比亚出生证明; 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 哥伦比亚 nationality.

年龄: 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 是 no more than a 45-year age gap between the age of the child and the age of the eldest prospective adoptive parent.

Marital Status: 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. 国籍 and the spouse must have lawful status in the U.S.

Medical: 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.

等待时间和行程

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: 我n 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.

费用

Spence-Chapin 以其费用披露的透明度而自豪。在任何跨国收养过程中，家庭都会向其收养人收取专业服务费用基本的采用服务提供者以及第三方费用和差旅费用。 Spence-Chapin 的专业服务费反映了对您的家庭所做的工作和支持。随着您的案件达到新的里程碑，Spence-Chapin 的专业服务费将分期支付。

Fees for Heritage Program

	当地家庭**	非本地家庭***
Spence-Chapin Professional Services Fees	$13,865	$14,365
Home Study Fees	$2,500 (home study) $1,000 (home study update)	$2,050-$5,000
Post-Adoption Supervision Fees	$550/visit	$2,500-$2,875
Total Estimated Third-Party & Immigration Fees	$9,875-$19,805	$9,875-$19,805
预计旅行费用	$6,000-$10,000	$6,000-$10,000
Total Estimated Cost of Adoption Before the Federal Adoption Tax Credit*	$34,990-$50,920	$34,790-$52,045

* The Federal Adoption Tax Credit is an income-dependent tax credit for qualified adoption expenses which can be taken as credit when you file taxes for the year of adoption finalization; in 2024 the maximum adoption tax credit is $16,810 per child. Read more 这里.

**当地家庭是指居住在纽约或新泽西州，距离 Spence-Chapin 曼哈顿办公室 100 英里以内的家庭，Spence-Chapin 为他们提供家庭学习和安置后/收养后报告服务。查看完整的费用披露这里适合当地家庭。

***非本地家庭是指居住在距离 Spence-Chapin 曼哈顿办公室 100 英里以上或居住在纽约或新泽西州以外的家庭，他们的家庭研究和安置后/收养后报告服务将由其管辖范围内的持牌机构完成。查看完整的费用披露这里适用于网络家庭。

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