Bulgaria: Country and Program Overview
The ancient and historically significant country of Bulgaria shares borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Greece, and Turkey. Two mountain ranges and two great valleys mark the topography of Bulgaria, a country the size of Tennessee and situated on the Black Sea. The Maritsa is Bulgaria's principal river, and the Danube also flows through the country. Interestingly, Bulgaria has dominated the world market of rose oil so precious to the perfume industry for many years. The rose-growing area between Klisura and Kazanlak produces seventy percent of the world’s attar - or extract - of roses. Considering that perfumeries’ pay more than $45 million a year for this, it’s not surprising that roses are known as "Bulgaria’s gold". Bulgarians are warm and hearty people, renowned for their hospitality to foreigners, famous for their respect and good will toward their guests and visitors.
Children Available
Children available for adoption are from ages 1-16 years old. Children older than three years of age or children with some special needs are referred more quickly to prospective adoptive parents. The children of Bulgaria are beautiful and range from Caucasian to Turkish to Roma. They are well cared for in state-run institutions and families will receive detailed medical and social information on the child prior to adoption.
Parent Requirements
Married or single applicants may adopt from Bulgaria. Parents can be between 25 and 25 years old to adopt from Bulgaria. Prospective adoptive parents must be at least 15 years older than their adoptive children, but no more than 45 years older.
Program and Process
Partners for Adoption provides homestudies and post-placement support, and can work with your chosen Bulgaria placement agency or recommend one.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Justice logs in all applications for adoption. The wait time for a referral can be between 12-18 months. The travel to adopt your child will consist of two short trips to the country. Escort service is available to bring your child home and Visas are not required to travel to Bulgaria.