Adopt from Hungary - Affordable Eastern European Adoption

Our Hungarian adoption program offers parents the option of one trip to the country. You will travel to beautiful Budapest and stay for about four to six weeks to complete your adoption process. One of the advantages of the Hungarian program is the adoption fee will not be increased if you adopt a sibling group; you will be paying an adoption fee for one child only. The majority of children available for adoption from Hungary live in foster homes. The foster care system is closely supervised by the Hungarian government, and children receive the best care. When we on your behalf submit your dossier to the country, you will receive detailed medical information, as well as video and photos of your child. Hungary as a member of the European Union and therefore has fewer travel and adoption challenges. There is a low risk of unpredictability and law changes. Healthy children are available. If you are looking to adopt a special needs child, the Hungarian government encourages such adoption, and your referral waiting time or stay in the country will be significantly reduced . The Hungarian adoption program is affordable even for low income families . Parents receive referrals before they travel to Hungary but after their paperwork is approved for adoption by the Hungarian government.

Adoption Ark has a current contract with an authorized adoption attorney. The role of Adoption Ark is to prepare dossier for prospective adoptive family, to provide training and to pre-qualify the family for adoption based on submitted documents. Adoption Ark sends dossier to the authorized attorney; the attorney submits dossier to the Central Authority; the referral is assigned by the government of Hungry; and the referral is provided to the family by Hungarian attorney via Adoption Ark.

How to Start Your Hungarian Adoption Process

Read the information on this page and contact us with questions or fill out our no-commitment registration form and an adoption consultant will contact you more information.
If you decide this program is for you, then request an adoption contract from your consultant, complete it, and send it in to our Illinois office with the initial fee.
Your contract will be reviewed and approved by our director, and then you will be assigned a caseworker to complete your adoption.
Your caseworker will inform you of the steps needed to move forward with your adoption. Some of these steps include:
Submitting your petition to adopt an orphan from overseas (I600A form)
Starting your home study if you do not have one completed
Collecting documents and forms needed for your adoption dossier
Once your dossier is complete, all documents need to be notarized and apostilled.
Send in your notarized, apostilled and complete dossier to your caseworker.
Your caseworker will make sure the dossier is complete. She will then send the dossier to Hungary.

Your Trip to Hungary

Your caseworker will inform you of your invitation to travel to Hungary . The trip is about 45 days in length.
You will travel and meet with your in-country coordinator. Your coordinator will take you to all the required appointments, including the visit with the Hungarian authorities to choose your referral.
You will travel to the orphanage to visit the child and decide whether you wish to adopt. If you decide not to, you will be given other referrals while you are there. If you decide to adopt the child, then your coordinator will help you complete the necessary paperwork and submit it to the authorities. She or he will also help you get acquaint ed with your lodgings and the area in which you are staying.
You will then bring your child back to your apartment/hotel in Hungary . During the next days and weeks, you will live with the child while receiving regular visits from the court-appointed social worker. She will write reports on her observations.
After the social worker makes her final visit, she will forward her recommendation to the commission. If the report is favorable, the final Adoption Decree will be prepar ed along with a new birth certificate and passport for your child.
You will travel to the clinic and have your child examin ed by the doctor. You will then go to the U.S. Embassy and receive your child's visa in Budapest .
Now you will return home with your new family!
Hungary requires two post placement reports per year for two years.