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