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 applyduration of marriage at least two yearsthe 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 healthapplicants in the sn-programme should have realistic expectations regarding the special needs of the child Families are sought for children aged 0−10 yearschildren in the Carings programme may also have minor special needs Estimated waiting time approximately two yearsin cases of children in special needs programme the waiting time can be shorter Adoption trip the pick-up trip (approximately six months after the child proposal) takes about two weeks Our cooperation contact in India Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) More information on India: Tiina Hemming, Senior Adoption Coordinator, tiina.hemming(at)interpedia.fi, tel. 050-469 9911.