Waiting Time to Adopt a Child from Guatemala

The average adoption time for children from Guatemala is from 4 to 18 months with adoption of boys generally taking less time than girls.

The time will vary from as short as 4 months to as long as 18 months. Whether it will take the shorter or the longer of the estimates depends on many factors including your individual level of motivation to complete the paperwork and on the U.S. and Guatemalan governments' backlogs. In Guatemala the waiting time for a young male child is less than for that of a young female.