A contact in Colombia sends out an update every few months in regards to the dates that the ICBF (this is the country org that matches the child to the family) has provided referrals to families. It demonstrates how long the process can be, there are still some families looking for a child from 2008, but their criteria is very specific. Here is the sibling list.
2 Siblings 0 - 4 years --- Apr - 2008
2 Siblings 0 - 5 years --- Feb - 2008
2 Siblings 0 - 6 years --- Sep - 2009
2 Siblings 0 - 7 years --- Apr - 2010*
2 Siblings 0 - 8 years --- Mar - 2011
For our specifications which is asterisked above; this family submitted their dossier in April 2010 and received their referral in November 2011. So total time after their dossier was complete is 18 months. They could have more specifications then we have such as gender preferences.
Here is the information from our placement agency as to what has happened thus far in 2010.
Referrals for October 2011:
1, 16 month old boy from Montería
2 sibling girls from Cali - Ages 14 and 11
Families currently in country to adopt:
1, 15 month old girl from Cali – special case
1, 16 month old boy from Monteria
Completed Adoptions for 2011:
14 families/27 children
Current # of Application Families: 48
Current # of Dossier Families waiting for a referral: 45
Current # of Dossier Families with dossiers sent out to a region, awaiting their referrals: 7
Current # of Families with referrals waiting to travel: 1
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