Morocco Heritage Adoption

Morocco Heritage Program.

Designed for Moroccan-American Families

Embracing Cultural Connection

We encourage families of Moroccan Heritage to seek kafalas for needy children, ensuring that they are connected to their ethnic Heritage, language, religion, and country. Heritage families are those where one spouse is of Moroccan descent. Being a Heritage family, you can be matched with healthy infants, and you can expect a shorter waiting time for a match. For Heritage families, adoption expenses are reduced by 5,600 to 6,600, making overall cost closer to what it would be if the kafala were self-directed.

Flexible Eligibility Requirements

Moroccan Americans benefit from relaxed eligibility guidelines; however, state and federal regulations still apply.

Priority in Matching

Heritage families often receive preference in the matching process, resulting in shorter waiting times.

Reduced Fees

For families where one or both parents were born in Morocco, kafala fees are reduced by 5,600 to 6,600 when adopting a child through Le Nid or La Creche.

Moroccan-American Families Have Other Options

We can help families who have secured kafala but must now file the USCIS paperwork for their child’s visa. Having kafala without the assistance of an adoption agency is known as “self-directed” or “primary provider” adoption.

We recommend against self-directed adoptions. While many self-directed adoptions are successful, there is a greater risk that although the process was satisfactory for Morocco, there could be other complications, including that USCIS would not approve the child’s visa.

Relative Adoptions

If you are looking for kafala and adoption services for a relative, we can help. A primary provider is needed even if you have a kafala; New Beginnings will provide services whenever possible.

Take the Next Steps

Interested in this program? Check out the Moroccan Heritage Adoption FAQ.

When circumstances make it impossible for a child to grow up with their birth family, we understand the importance of helping a child stay connected to their Moroccan Heritage. Moroccan-American families, consider building your family through kafala and adopting a child from Morocco. For more information, please fill out our pre-application and explore this possibility. If you are of Moroccan Heritage, let us know so we can explore this option.

Contact us today to learn more about the Morocco Heritage Program at [email protected].

*USCIS eligibility requires that prospective single mothers must have U.S. citizenship; for couples, the minimal requirement is that one of the prospective parents must have U.S. citizenship and the other parent have permanent U.S. resident status.