Russia
Swartz Adoption Agency
places children for adoption from Krasnodar and Orenburg, Russia
- Two trips are required.
The first trip is 2-3 days and the second trip is approximately 8
days. There is a 4-6 week wait between trips while your documents
are processed.
- One parent must travel
for the first trip and both parents must travel for the second trip.
- Married couples and
single females are welcome.
- There are healthy
children available for adoption ranging in age from 12 months to 10
years.
- It is possible to
receive photos and medical information prior to making a trip or you
can opt to choose a child upon arrival during the first trip.
- Children are primarily
of Caucasian descent.
- On average, the adoption
takes approximately 6 to 9 months.
For more information
or to begin your adoption, please contact us.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Be sure to visit
our Happy Families page to meet some
of our happy families.
What
to Expect
You should begin your home study as soon as possible. During that time,
your Adoption Coordinator will prepare the I-600a form to be signed by
you and submitted to the BCIS (formerly INS). While both of those processes
are underway, you should apply for your passport as soon as possible and
begin working on your dossier. Your Adoption Coordinator will provide
step-by-step instructions on how to compile the dossier and will do as
much as the work herself as possible.
Once the home study is complete and a few of the documents have been
created, those are sent to Russia where they are submitted to the Ministry
of Education. A request for an appointment is made and once that date
is issued, you will make your first trip (even if the other dossier
documents are not yet completed.)
During the first trip,
you will fly to Moscow, Russia and then take a domestic flight to either
Krasnodar or Orenburg (you decide the region from which you wish to
adopt.) You will then visit the Ministry of Education where you will
either be granted permission to visit the child you have received a
referral for or you may receive an invitation to visit the orphanage
and meet children there. Once you find your child, you will then sign
an Adoption Petition and return to the US. (Approximately 2-3 days,
longer if desired.)
During the next few
weeks, you will finish compiling your dossier. Your I-171h approval
should have arrived from the BCIS at this point. Once all of the documents
are ready in both the US and in Russia (4-6 weeks) you will then be
granted a court date. Once you have that, you will return to Russia
and attend the formal adoption hearing.
After the adoption
is final, you may take your children back to your hotel with you. A
Russian passport will be obtained for the children and the paperwork
will be translated and notarized. Once you have that, you will return
to Moscow for the US Embassy interview. (Total time is 8 days.) Upon
completion of the Embassy interview, you will return to the US with
your new family!
For more information
or to begin your adoption, please contact us.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Be sure to visit
our Happy Families page to meet some
of our happy families.
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