Dillon International works cooperatively with agencies that are authorized by their respective governments to work with intercountry adoption.  In this way, our agency fulfills the need for permanent homes for children whose best interests would be served through intercountry adoption and insures that all legal and social safeguards are met. Agency Policies USCIS Policies   Country Programs Charitable Contributions Policy Child Placement Statistics

Agency Policies

• Couples must be married a minimum of 2 years for all country programs except Korea.   Korea requires that couples be married a minimum of 3 years, however, the agency may allow a couple to begin the process to adopt from Korea after 2-1/2 years of marriage depending upon their individual circumstances.  A married couple is defined as a legal union between a man and a woman.

• Dillon International prefers that second marriages be at least 3 years in length (4.5 years for China adoptions) with the focus of concern being on the future stability of the parents' relationship for the child they adopt.  Prior country approval will be needed for persons having had more than one previous marriage. 

• There may be no more than 10 years age difference between husband and wife for Korea and no more than 15 years age difference between spouses for all other countries.

• Single unmarried females, who are living alone, may apply for adoption from the countries of India, Guatemala (this program is temporarily on hold), and Vietnam. 

• Applicants must be high school graduates or have GED equivalency.

• Single applicants must make a minimum annual salary of $25,000.

• Couples must make a minimum annual combined salary of $30,000.  For China only, if other children live in the home, the couple must have a combined salary of $10,000 per family member including the child they are planning to adopt.

• Each applicant must have a minimum of $25,000 in life insurance coverage.

• An applicant must be in good mental, emotional, and physical health with no serious illnesses of a life-threatening nature.

• An applicant may have no arrests within the three (3) previous years.

• Korea requires that applicants not be more than 30% overweight.

• China requires that applicants have a body mass index (BMI) less than 40.  (click for BMI calculator)

• Families may choose the age range and gender of the child to be adopted.  However, first-time parents or couples with no children living in their home must be open to a child of either gender if adopting from Korea, Guatemala (program currently on hold), or Vietnam.

• Dillon International will provide the home study and post-placement services for families living in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and southern California (counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial).  The agency will assist families living outside of this region with locating a home study provider in their area.

Additional policies are covered in Dillon's Adoption Policies & Procedures Bulletin included in the FREE adoption information packet.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Policies

• At least one adoption applicant must be a citizen of the U.S. 

• U.S. citizens living overseas may adopt provided they have a permanent U.S. address.

• All adult household members, age 18 and older, must submit their fingerprints for a criminal background check by CIS at the time of the home study.

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Country Programs

Please click the links below to review the requirements of each country program:

CHINA	INDIA not accepting new applications	VIETNAM accepting waiting child applications ONLY
KOREA	HAITI	GUATEMALA closed for all  applications

 

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Charitable Contributions Policy

As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Dillon International welcomes all donations to assist us in our mission to make a better life for children.

Dillon International does not actively solicit donations from adoptive families who are in any stage of the adoption process. Additionally, unsolicited donations from adoptive families will not be accepted from the receipt of Application Part I until after the placement of the child into their home.  This policy also applies to immediate family, which is defined as parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters of the adoptive family.

Dillon International may not accept donations from adopting again families, or the parents, siblings or other close relatives of the prospective adoptive parents from the time their Application Part I is received until the child is placed in their home.

Any family or individual who is sponsoring a child(ren) through orphanCare International at the time they initiate their adoption process with Dillon International may continue their child or specific program sponsorship throughout their adoption process.  However, the family may not begin a new child or program sponsorship until after their adopted child has been placed into their home.

This policy has been implemented in order to protect adoptive families and the agency from the perception of compromise during the adoption evaluation process.

While Dillon International periodically announces the need for a special item, due to the cost of postage and handling we are unable to accept unsolicited items for the children in the countries Dillon International serves.

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Agency Placement Statistics

Dillon International maintains records on the agency's child placements which are available upon request to adoptive families and prospective adoptive applicants.  The provided information will be based on the three (3) previous calendar years from the date of the request and will include the following:

• Total number of placements

• Number of placements which are still intact

• Number of placements that have disrupted

• Number of placements that have dissolved

• Total number of adoptive applicants

• Current number of children eligible for adoption and awaiting referral

This information may be requested at any time by either completing our online request form or by sending your written request to Dillon International, Inc., 3227 East 31st Street, Suite 200, Tulsa, OK  74105 or by contacting our office at 918.749.4600.

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