Kenya Adoption Requirements

Kenya Adoption Requirements

What do you need to know if you are going to adopt from Kenya?


Here are a few of the basic requirements:

• Must be between the ages of 25 and 65 to adopt
• Married couples must be married for at least three years
• Single female applicants on a case by case basis
• More than 21 years older than the child
• Ability to live in-country for 7-15 months or until the completion of the adoption process
• Process is the same for former Kenyan Nationals that are US citizens seeking a relative adoption 

 Persons Not Allowed to Adopt:

The following are prohibited by law from adopting a child in Kenya:
1. A person who is not of sound mind
2. A person who has been charged or convicted previously of child abuse offense
3. A person that is a homosexual
4. Joint applicants who are not married to each other
4. A sole foreign male applicant

There are 2 US agencies that have current Kenya adoption programs: (click on links for more info)

Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan

Carolina Adoption Services

If living in the US, you must use one of these agencies to adopt a child in Kenya, there are NO "independent" adoptions allowed.