Adoption Requirements

Below is a list of all of our adoption requirements.

All God’s Children Home Study Required Documents:

AGCI Client Rights Statement

AGCI Grievance Policy

AGCI Fee Schedule

Post Placement Schedule

Home Study Agreement

Criminal Record Check for each applicant

Child Abuse Record Check for each applicant

6 Reference Letters (co-worker, neighbor, friend, spiritual leader, and two different family members)

Personal Profile for each applicant (included around 200 questions)

Financial Worksheet

Bank Letter Verifying Account Standings

Employment and Income Confirmation from Employer

Guardianship Statement

Medical (for each applicant and all children)

AGCI Client Information/Consent for Services

Copy of Birth Certificate for all family members

Copy of Marriage Certificate

Copy of most recent Form 1040 Federal Tax Return

Photo of Applicants and Children

Military Discharge Form

Proof of Life Insurance

Proof of Health Coverage

Verification of Residency for last 5 years

Wide Horizons For Children Documents:

Application

Release of Confidential Information

Policy Guidelines for Adoption

Adoption Services Agreement

WHFC & Prospective Adoptive Parents Mutual Responsibilities 

Fee Agreement

Problem Resolution Procedure

Documentation Update Agreement

Post Placement Agreement

Insurance Affidavit

Medical Statement for each family member

WHFC Pre-Adoption Education (12 hours)

Interagency Agreement on the Placement of Older Children

Service Providers Worksheet

Philippine Intercountry Adoption Board(ICAB) Dossier Requirements:

Bank or Certified Check for $2,700 

Photographs of Prospective Adoptive Parents, Extended Family and the Home

ICAB Application Form

Type of Child Acceptable to Family Form

Personal Letter of Commitment to Adopt a Child

One Original of Birth Certificate for Each Applicant

One Medical Statement for Each Person Living in the Home

One Physician Letter for Each Applicant

One Psychological Evaluation per Family

One Original of Marriage Certificate

One Police Letter per Family

One Priest, Minister, or Rabbi Recommendation Letter

One Employer Recommendation Letter

One Friend Letter Of Recommendation

Guardian Letter

One Copy of Pages 1-2 of Most Recent 1040 US Income Tax Returns

In addition to all of that we also have to file an I-600A Petition with the US CIS which we have to get fingerprinted for in Yakima.

We also have to get passports so we will be able to pick up our child when the time comes.  I just got mine in November 2007. Jason has his but will need to get it renewed since it expires in 2010.

As of April 1, 2008 because of the new Hague Convention policies we must now file an I-800a instead of the I-600a form.  With this new form also comes new home study requirements.  We now need child abuse clearances from every state or country we resided in since the age of 18.

Here is a list of what we have had to get done since April 1, 2008:

Child abuse clearances from Florida, Tennessee, Utah, Montana, New York, and the Philippines(NBI Clearance)

Since our home study has taken so long we have had to redo these things that expired:

FBI clearances

Washington State Criminal checks

Washington State Child Abuse registry checks

Medical Exams for all of us

Federal Tax Return Form

Letter from Jason’s counselor