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Newsletter
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July 2006
Advantages:
Families in this program may meet their children before making the final adoption decision.
Program Overview:
 children from orphanages throughout Ukraine
process usually completed within 8-12 months of dossier completion
family travels to identify child
English-speaking staff to assist families
adoption completed in one or two trips (one trip if 30 day appeal is waived
Location
State Department for Adoption and Protection of Children's Rights
Children Available
healthy and children with special needs (3years - 15 years)
Children's Situation
orphanages
Eligibility for Families
marriage length varies
no more that 45 years between the age of the child and the oldest parent
no singles accepted
 Waiting Time for Referral
8-12 months after dossier received in Ukraine
Waiting Time After Referral
The referral is not received before the adoptive family travels. On arrival in Ukraine, the family reviews potential referral information at the State Department for Adoption and Protection of Children's Rights. Parents visit with the selected child and proceed with the court date and the INS process.
Travel
7-8 weeks, both parents must travel for court date
Country fees
$17,000 for one child
$28,000 for siblings
Adoption Finalized
Ukraine
Dossier Required
yes
Post-Placement Reports
arrival, 6, 12, and 24 months
photos required with each report
Bethany will provide post placement for the first two years. The family must send a report to the Ukraine consulate on the third year, and then every three years until the child is 18 years of age.
Bethany has partnered with a physician to offer services to American families seeking adoption.
 Upon receiving a family's completed dossier, the State Department for Adoption and Protection of Children's Rights in Kiev, Ukraine, will review their paperwork. If approved, the family will receive an invitation to travel. Families will not receive a referral of a specific child prior to traveling, but will be invited to Ukraine and presented information on a child according to their application. The family travels to the region where the child lives. They spend time with this child whose file they have reviewed and selected to determine if the child is appropriate for their family. They can return to the State office in Kiev if it is necessary to consider a second referral. When they have chosen a child, they will proceed with a court date and the remainder of the adoption process. The fact that families can spend time with a child prior to making the adoption decision and that the adoption can be completed in one trip are unique positives to this program.
 Learn more about Bethany's social services programs in Ukraine
For more information on Bethany's Ukraine programs, 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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