[SeekAndFind]

RE: Things do get more complicated if (for whatever reason) you do not have an SSN for adoptee

How does an adoptee from a foreign country acquire an SSN? You’d have to apply for the child right? How long does it take to get one?

[Dr. Sivana]

How does an adoptee from a foreign country acquire an SSN? You’d have to apply for the child right? How long does it take to get one?

We never adopted from a foreign country, though we looked into it. Things have gotten MUCH MUCH worse since the Hague convention, and international adoptions are down 50%. You may have to wait in the foreign country for several weeks or more, as paperwork gets processed, and you re-enter the U.S. with the child propely documented. Rules may have changed more in last few years. Much depends on how well the foreign country can do things.