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Beacon House is working with several entities in Guatemala to locate and provide referrals for adoption.
ASAMI is a legal medical organization that owns/operates both an orphanage and private foster homes.
The director is a medical doctor and the children he works with are beautiful and healthy, and referrals
come quickly.
Beacon House also partners with a humanitarian organization that supports more than one orphanage in
Guatemala. As an additional help to the children there, this organization works with adoption.
Travel to this lovely Central American country is short, only a few days, after the legal processes in-
country are complete. In order to provide the most secure adoptions, DNA testing is done and the
adoptions are processed through the family courts in Guatemala. We are receiving referrals regularly and
pictures are available, as well as full information the child prior to commitment. We obtain medical
information, background history (this varies), and birth certificates.
A Caveat about Guatemala: Currently the United States is placing pressure on Guatemala to
implement regulations that comply with the Hague Convention on International Adoption of Children. The
US plans to complete the implementation and ratification of this Convention in early 2008. The
Department of State has issued a formal statement indicating that if, at the time the US ratifies the
Convention, Guatemala has not completed its own process, applications for adoption to that country will
be halted until such time as the process in Guatemala is complete. As time draws closer, BHAS will make
the determination whether to continue accepting applications for this program. Currently the program is
OPEN. 9/07
Eligibility: Adoptive Parents
Marital Status: Married couples and single women can adopt. Couples should be
married at least one year. Previously divorced persons can adopt.
Age: Singles must be at least 25 years old. .
Travel: Once you have accepted a referral, you can expect to travel in
approximately 3-7 months. The trip is short – 3-6 days, and only
one parent has to travel!
Referrals: Referrals of children are made upon submission of completed
paperwork, including approval from USCIS. Referral time is very
short once paperwork is done!
Misc: Medical histories, pictures available
CALL TODAY FOR INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE CHILDREN AND GUATEMALA UPDATES
850-430-4005
ASAMI is a legal medical organization that owns/operates both an orphanage and private foster homes.
The director is a medical doctor and the children he works with are beautiful and healthy, and referrals
come quickly.
Beacon House also partners with a humanitarian organization that supports more than one orphanage in
Guatemala. As an additional help to the children there, this organization works with adoption.
Travel to this lovely Central American country is short, only a few days, after the legal processes in-
country are complete. In order to provide the most secure adoptions, DNA testing is done and the
adoptions are processed through the family courts in Guatemala. We are receiving referrals regularly and
pictures are available, as well as full information the child prior to commitment. We obtain medical
information, background history (this varies), and birth certificates.
A Caveat about Guatemala: Currently the United States is placing pressure on Guatemala to
implement regulations that comply with the Hague Convention on International Adoption of Children. The
US plans to complete the implementation and ratification of this Convention in early 2008. The
Department of State has issued a formal statement indicating that if, at the time the US ratifies the
Convention, Guatemala has not completed its own process, applications for adoption to that country will
be halted until such time as the process in Guatemala is complete. As time draws closer, BHAS will make
the determination whether to continue accepting applications for this program. Currently the program is
OPEN. 9/07
Eligibility: Adoptive Parents
Marital Status: Married couples and single women can adopt. Couples should be
married at least one year. Previously divorced persons can adopt.
Age: Singles must be at least 25 years old. .
Travel: Once you have accepted a referral, you can expect to travel in
approximately 3-7 months. The trip is short – 3-6 days, and only
one parent has to travel!
Referrals: Referrals of children are made upon submission of completed
paperwork, including approval from USCIS. Referral time is very
short once paperwork is done!
Misc: Medical histories, pictures available
CALL TODAY FOR INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE CHILDREN AND GUATEMALA UPDATES
850-430-4005
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