What’s Included in Your International Adoption Consulting Package?

1. Personalized Adoption Education & Guidance

From your first questions to preparing for your child’s arrival, your dedicated CAC consultant will walk alongside you, helping you understand the international adoption process, navigate important decisions, and move forward with clarity and confidence.

2. Country Program & Adoption Agency Selection

Not every country program is the right fit for every family. We’ll help you explore your eligibility, understand country-specific requirements, timelines, and child profiles, and identify programs that align with your family’s circumstances and hopes. We’ll also guide you in selecting an experienced, ethical, and appropriately accredited or authorized adoption agency.

3. Cultural Connections & Lifelong Integration

Adoption doesn’t end when your child comes home. We’ll help you prepare to honor your child’s heritage, understand their cultural identity, and intentionally welcome their language, traditions, history, and country of origin into your family’s life—not just during the adoption process, but for years to come.

4. Home Study Guidance & Referrals

We’ll help you understand the home study process, prepare for interviews and documentation requirements, and connect with qualified home study providers familiar with international adoption.

5. Dossier Preparation & Guidance

International adoption requires extensive documentation. We’ll help you understand your country’s dossier requirements, stay organized, and navigate the process alongside your placing agency.

6. USCIS & Immigration Guidance

We’ll help you understand the U.S. immigration process, important USCIS forms, required approvals, and key milestones so you can navigate this stage with greater confidence.

7. Child Referral Guidance & Adoption Preparation

We’ll help you understand the referral process, connect with international adoption medical specialists, and prepare for the unique needs of internationally adopted children—including attachment, trauma, developmental considerations, grief, loss, and identity.

8. Adoption Costs, Grants & Financial Resources

We’ll help you understand adoption expenses, explore grants and financial assistance, and access resources for fundraising, employer benefits, adoption loans, and applicable adoption tax credits.

9. International Travel Preparation

From packing lists and travel documentation to preparing for your first meeting with your child, we’ll help you anticipate the practical, cultural, and emotional aspects of traveling internationally for adoption.

10. Finalization, Citizenship & Post-Placement Guidance

We’ll help you understand post-adoption requirements, citizenship documentation, and any necessary finalization or re-finalization steps. We’ll also equip you with resources for cocooning, attachment, bonding, and navigating your family’s transition home.