 Thank
you for your interest in adoption from Taiwan.
Journeys of the Heart coordinates adoptions with four
separate agencies in Taiwan. Programs I and IV are very much
like a domestic adoption program, as the birth mother
chooses the family that will adopt her child. Birthmothers
are particularly drawn to young couples who have no children
or who have only one or two, preferably adopted, children.
In Program II, families send a dossier to Taiwan and are
matched with children by the Taiwanese agency. Through
Program III, infants are referred to and matched by Journeys
of the Heart with waiting families. Due to the increase in
interest for this program, we have temporarily stopped
accepting applications for three of our four programs. We
are currently accepting new families into program III.
Taiwan is located in Eastern Asia off the
southeastern coast of China. Ethnic groups include:
Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%,
Aborigine 2%. Taipei, the capital city, is located in the
north. Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist
economy.
Available Children
Infants will usually be one to four months
at the time of referral. However, the infant will likely be
five to ten months old at the time the family travels to
complete the adoption and bring their child home. This
reflects the four to six months it usually takes to complete
the adoption following the referral.
Who may qualify to adopt from Taiwan?
 Married
couples between 25 and 49 years of age, minimum five year
marriage, or two years with no prior marriages– preference
may be given to childless couples or those with one to two
children in the home. Only families with 3 children or less
will be considered. Parents will also need to be in good
physical and mental health with no criminal history to adopt
from Taiwan. Minimum income and net worth requirements also
apply. Contact us for more details.
Journey’s is temporarily suspending the
acceptance of single applicants. Please check back in Winter
of 2008 to see if the program has started accepting single
applications again.
What is the process and how long does it
take?
 Completion of home study and USCIS
pre-approval (the “I-600A” process) usually takes between
three to five months.
Program I (ON HOLD)- families then
submit an application to Taiwan together with a copy of
their home study, a “dear birth
parent” letter and family photo album. After your
application is sent to Taiwan it may take 18-24 months for a
birthmother to select your family to parent her child. It is
difficult to be precise, as it is entirely the birthmother’s
choice. USCIS pre-approval is required before acceptance of
a referral.
Programs II and IV (ON HOLD) -
families will await the referral of a child after Journeys
of the Heart receives their completed home study and they
have USCIS pre-approval.
Program III (ACCEPTING NEW
APPLICATIONS) - families will await the referral of a
child after Journeys of the Heart receives their completed
home study and they have applied for USCIS pre-approval.
Current processing times vary with gender preference,
contact us for more details.
In Programs II and III families are
typically matched with referrals according to their place on
the waiting list, in addition to their indicated openness
and their home study approval for various conditions, along
with possible birth mother preferences.
Once your family has accepted a referral,
the court process takes four to six months until you will
travel. One or both parents may travel to Taiwan and the
stay is approximately three to five days. |
