The mission of Crossroads Adoption Services is to serve orphaned and
homeless children. Many of the children who are adopted by Crossroads'
families were born in other countries. Many international adoption
countries require that the adoptive family travel to the country to
complete the adoption. When a family is required to travel for the
international adoption, there is an agency representative in that
country who is bilingual and will assist with the whole process.Time frames for placement of international adoption are usually 3 to
18 months. Time from acceptance of referral until travel averages 1-6
months. Because these times vary depending on the child source and the
adoption process, Crossroads will review the current status with you.
Flexibility on the part of waiting families is crucial. Our fees are
within the industry range or lower. There are fees for U.S.
Immigration, document preparation, a variety of required approvals that
vary from country to country and travel expenses.
International Adoption Programs - Crossroads has worked with many
countries. Government rules regarding international adoption can and
do change. Crossroads information found on this website reflects the
countries who have an approval system and have approved Crossroads as
an agency or those countries with whom we have a direct relationship.
Parent
Initiated Adoption - Crossroads can assist with a parent-initiated
adoption in any country where the adoptive family has a source of their
own and where the country will allow an adoption of this nature..
Liaison
Service - Crossroads serves as a liaison with other adoption agencies
for the placement of children from a number of countries such as:
African Countries, Guatemala, and Korea.
Crossroads employs a program specialist who reviews international dossiers (adoption study and legal papers) for accuracy.