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Advantages:
Parents choose the child they will adopt rather then having a child referred to them. Younger children are available for adoption.
Program Overview:
 children are from orphanages throughout Kazakhstan
families make one trip to visit, accept, and adopt the child
English-speaking staff to assist families
Location
Kazakhstan
Children Available
healthy/special needs children - 12 months -15 years
most children are of Kazakh descent
Children's Situation
orphanages
Eligibility for Families
no more than 45 years between parent and child
married couples only - minimum of 2 years of marriage
any record of an arrest(s) disqualifies a family from adoption
Waiting Time for Referral
blind referral
invitation to travel 6-12 months after dossier received in Kazakhstan
Waiting Time after Referral
not applicable; referral occurs while family is in country
Travel
required; 48 days or 2 trips, 1st trip 3 weeks, 2nd trip 7-10 days
both parents must travel; one parent may return after court date
Country fees
$16,500 for one child or $27,500 for siblings
donation is expected of $1,000 - $1,500 to the orphanage
Adoption Finalized
Kazakhstan
Dossier Required
yes
Post-Placement Reports
arrival, 6, 12, and 24 months
photos required with each report
annual reports thereafter until the child’s 18th birthday (letters and photos submitted by parents)
 Adoptive families for Kazakhstan should be open to a child who may have some Kazakh (Eurasian) features. At least 80% of the children will fall into this category. A family cannot specify that they will only accept a Caucasian child. Children can be as young as 12 months at referral but as with all programs, if a family can be open to a child older than that, it will increase their opportunities for adopting. Boys are more readily available than girls are and the wait for girls will be longer and they will likely be a bit older than the boys.
Under the system in Kazakhstan adoptive parents are not given a referral in advance but are presented at the orphanage with two to three children. Following acceptance of child, Kazakhstan law requires a two-week bonding period during which parents visit the orphanage for approximately two hours each day. A social worker comes to the orphanage to see how bonding between family and child is progressing and reports to the Judge at the adoption hearing, which should be within 3-4 days after the 2 week bonding period. There is a 15 day waiting period after the court hearing. One parent could return home after the court hearing, if necessary. It will take approximately one week after the waiting period to process all the remaining documents, then the family travels to Almaty, for 4 business days to process the child’s immigrant visa for the USA.
For more information on Bethany's Kazakhstan program, please call 1-877-64-ADOPT, or email bcsinternational@bethany.org (please specify if you are interested in a certain country or program)
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