A little known fact about MLJ Adoptions, Inc. is that we can provide home study services to American citizens living abroad interested in international adoption. Whether you are living abroad because you are a missionary, student, for work, or in the military and stationed overseas, we may be able to help you complete your home study. The home study must be sufficiently completed and meet the criteria of the governmental agencies involved in an international adoption, and depending on where you are residing there may not be someone qualified in the area to perform a home study that meets that criteria. For example, countries such as Afghanistan, Uganda, Guatemala, Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries in Africa, Asia, or Central America may not have anyone experienced and qualified who is able to complete a home study that meets the standards for U.S. immigration and/or the country from which you would like to adopt.
The process for international adoption can be complex and may be more so because you live overseas. It is so important to find an agency and a home study provider that is experienced in working with families living overseas. MLJ Adoptions is qualified to complete home studies for Americans living abroad because we are an adoption agency licensed in the U.S. and Hague approved and we have experience writing home studies that are acceptable to USCIS and the countries for which we serve as a placement agency. Each state in the U.S. and each country that you are adopting from have different regulations; when it comes to international adoption we diligently research the guidelines for the areas we are completing home studies for and make sure that we are able to meet them.
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