Adoption Agencies and Information for Venezuela

The adoption authority for Venezuela, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has advised the U.S. Embassy in Caracas that only citizens from countries that have ratified the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoptions are eligible to adopt in Venezuela. At the present time (January, 2007) the United States has not finished the process of ratifying the Convention, thus U.S. citizens are not allowed to adopt.

For more information about adoption from this country and about adoption agencies that can assist you, please visit the websites below.  Prospective adoptive parents are advised to fully research any of the adoption agencies they plan to use for adoption services.

Venezuela: Additional Adoption Agencies and Contact Information

The U.S. Department of State: Venezuela Adoption and Adoption Agencies
The U.S. Department of State: Authentications Office
U.S. Department of State: International Adoption Information Booklet
Department of State: How can adopted children come to the U.S.?
Child Citizenship Act of 2000
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Foreign travel registration
U.S. Government Consular Information Sheets

*Footnote: The Joint Council for International Children’s Services (JCICS) is one of the oldest and largest membership associations of licensed non-profit international adoption agencies.  All of the above adoption agencies are listed as members of JCICS.