Adoption Adoption process Adoption Counselling Adoption Cooperation Countries Bulgaria Colombia India South-Africa Thailand Questions about Adoption Costs of the Adoption Process Requirements married couples and single applicants can applythe age of the applicants correlates with the adoptive child’s agethe applicant family can have biological or adopted children already in the familygood physical and mental health (psychologist’s statement)readiness to adopt a child with special needsadoption preparatory courseelementary Spanish skills or a study planin addition to these, some of our contacts in Colombia have their own criteria Families are sought for children during the past years the children adopted from Colombia have been 0–8 years oldchildren with special needsalso siblings and older children need families Estimated waiting time during the past years the waiting times (after the acceptance by the contact’s adoption committee) have varied mostly between 1–3,5 years depending on the needs of the children and the applicants’ capabilities and wishes. Adoption trip the pick-up trip (2–5 weeks after the child proposal) takes about four weeks Our cooperation contacts in Colombia Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF)La Casa de la Madre y el Niño (LCMN)Fundación Ayuda a la Infancia Hogar Bambi Chiquitines The costs in Colombia vary according to the contact. Interpedia has a country office and a representative in Colombia. More information on Colombia: Marika Elmeranta, Senior Adoption Coordinator, marika.elmeranta(at)interpedia.fi or 050-919 5380