Post Adoption International Inquiries

Colombia
Families with children who were adopted from Colombia are encouraged to send periodic updates of letters and photos to Colombia.

Letters & Photos Sent Through LSS

You may send your letters and a few photos to LSS at the following address if you would like them included at no cost in our next available package to Colombia. (no specific timeframe for delivery available with this method).

        Post Adoption
        Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
        2400 Park Avenue
        Minneapolis, MN 55404

Packages, Letters, Photos, etc. Sent Directly to Colombia

If you are sending packages (including photo albums) or items other than letters and loose photos or if you have time sensitive materials, you should send them directly to Colombia.
Please note: the postal service in Colombia is not as reliable as in the United States. We recommend you send your documentation via a registered service (i.e. DHL, FedEx, etc.).

        ICBF (may vary depending on where your child’s adoption took place)
        Adoptions Group of the Sub-direction of Direct Interventions of the ICBF
        Av. Carrera 68 No. 64c-75
        Bogotá, D.C.
        COLOMBIA
        Telephone PBX: 4377670 Ext. 2321-2323; Fax Ext: 2326
        Note: the telephone country code for Colombia is 011.

        Ayudame
        Asociación Amigos del Nino
        Casa de Adopción
        Diagonal 115A No 70 F-07
        A.A. 102697
        Bogotá 10
        COLOMBIA
        Telephone: 011-57-1-258 3390, 614 5298; Fax: 216 4406
        e-mail address: ayudame@colomsat.net.co

        Los Pisingos
        Fundación Los Pisingos
        Avenida 7 No. 158-41
        A.A. 120132
        Bogotá, D.C.
        COLOMBIA
        Telephone: 011-57-1-671 8591; 670 8686; FAX: 672 9793
        e-mail address: Pisingos@col1.telecom.com.co

Information on Searching for Colombian Birth Parents By Colombian law, adoptees must be 18 years of age or older to initiate a search for their birth family.

Steps to Begin the Search Process

1. Compose a letter to the Director of the Orphanage you were adopted through stating the request to complete a birth family search. Include the following in a letter:
   1. Birth name
   2. Current legal name
   3. Birth Date
   4. Request to search for the birth family
   5. Any identifying information you have about your birth family to assist in the process
   6. Include your contact information (i.e. address, phone, email, etc.)
   
   
2. Send the letter via email or mail to LSS along with the Intermediary Services fee of $45 to:
           Jackie.Brovold@lssmn.org (or)
   
           Post Adoption
           Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
           2400 Park Avenue
           Minneapolis, MN 55404
   
   
3. You will be contacted once your adoption file has been retrieved at the orphanage and the Orphanage Director has recommended an attorney for you to work with for the birth parent search. You are responsible for attorney fees and any other related fees in this process.

Please contact our office for more information:

        Post Adoption
        Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
        2400 Park Avenue
        Minneapolis, MN 55404

        Jackie.Brovold@lssmn.org
        Phone: 612-879-5248.