Honduras Adoption
Introduction
About the Children
Introduction
Honduras is a beautiful, agricultural country located in Central America. It is bordered by Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.
In late 2020, Agape Adoptions received approval from the adoption authority in Honduras, the National
Secretariat for Childhood, Adolescence and Family (SENAF), to facilitate a Honduras adoption program. SENAF handles the adoption process in conjunction with Honduran courts and Foreign Supervised Provider (FSP). SENAF ensures the eligibility of children for inter country adoption when biological family members are not able to care for the child. Agape Adoptions is directly authorized by SENAF and works with an in country FSP to process all adoption cases successfully.
All adoptions from Honduras are completed in accordance with the Hague Convention on inter country adoption. More information can be found here.
Agape Adoptions hosts monthly virtual information meetings for those interested in adopting through our programs.
Eligibility
About the Children
Introduction
Citizenship
One adoptive parent must be a US citizen.
Age
Applicants must be at least 25 years old and no older than 60 to adopt from Honduras.
Marital Status
Married couples and heterosexual single women are eligible to adopt from Honduras. Honduras does not permit same sex couples to adopt.
Criminal History
Applicants with a criminal history of child abuse, violence, domestic violence or termination of parental rights are not eligible to adopt.
Health Conditions
Applicants must be healthy with no serious, chronic transmissible disease (HIV positive, venereal disease, tuberculosis, etc.) or other life-threatening illnesses.
Income
There is no minimum income required. However, applicants must meet the income requirements provided by USCIS for the child to immigrate.
Children in Home
Honduras does not limit the number of children in the home, however, SENAF utilizes a family selection process where they present at least two families for the same child and then choose the best family.
About the Children
About the Children
About the Children
There are children in governmental care throughout Honduras who are in need of a family through intercountry adoption. SENAF is committed to ensuring these children are matched and placed with families. The majority of the children in care throughout Honduras are between the ages of 3-16 years of age (Children must be adopted prior to turning 16 years old in Honduras, per USCIS immigration requirements). Sibling groups are eligible for intercountry adoption. Most children will have medical special needs that will range from mild to moderate. Infants under the age of three years old are generally not an option through the Honduras program.
Agape Adoptions has experience with helping families to process an adoption for a child that is known to them, such as a relative adoption. If you are interested in adopting a child that you already know, please reach out to us so that we can learn more about your situation to determine if we can help; agape@agapeadoptions.org
Families considering adoption from Honduras will have access to the child’s social and medical background information before travel. In most cases, additional information is available upon request.
Honduras Adoption
Process & Timeline
Travel & Bonding Period; Post Adoption Requirements
- Complete adoption application for preliminary approval by Agape Adoptions.
- Complete adoption home study report (generally about 3-4 months to complete).
- Collect, notarize, and submit original dossier documents to Agape Adoptions.
- Submit and file immigration documents with the USCIS office.
- Upon completion, Agape Adoptions will submit the dossier to our FSP in Honduras for further processing for a referral. (Referrals are estimated to take 12-24 months from dossier submission, depending on the child approval parameters.) Note: SENAF utilizes a family selection process where they present at least two families for the same child(ren) and then choose the best family.
- Complete secondary immigration paperwork (child specific documents) and prepare for adoption travel.
Travel & Bonding Period; Post Adoption Requirements
Travel & Bonding Period; Post Adoption Requirements
Travel & Bonding Periods
There are two trips required when you adopt from Honduras. Trip one is 7-10 days and both parents must travel.
Trip 2 is 2-3 weeks and is about 3-4 months after the completion of the first trip. Both parents must travel but one parent may return home after about one week.
Post adoption requirements
Reports written by a social worker are due at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months after date of placement, followed by annual self-reports until your child is 18 years old. Post-placement reports are required for all children adopted from Honduras.
Fees
Fees
All fees are based on two adoptive parents and one adopted child
Agency Fees:
$11,750
Application, Parent Education, Dossier and Other Paperwork Processing Fees: $5100
USCIS, Department of State and CEAS Fees: $2010 (based on two PAPs; immigration fees will increase for each additional household member)
Home Study and Post Adoption Fees: ~$3750
Attorney Fees in Honduras: $6300
Estimated Travel Fees:
~$6,600 - $10,000
A detailed fee schedule is available upon request