Korea Adoption Program: The Children

Healthy infants, as well as some infants and toddlers with special needs, are awaiting adoption. All families applying must be open to an infant of either gender. Beginning in 2007, Korean adoption law will require that children be available for up to 6 months for domestic placement before being referred for international adoption. Therefore, children are likely to be 6 months or older at time of referral. Typically, children referred will be less than 12 months old.

While in Korea, children are cared for either by Holt approved foster families who live in the greater Seoul area or in the Holt Reception Center in Seoul, which is a well-equipped modern facility.