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A child may be adopted by a Russian family or taken into foster care by relatives at any time prior to international adoption. Babies are generally at least 9 months of age before they are eligible for international adoption.
- Recent Developments
- What Russia’s Law Affecting Adoptions Means For U.S. Parents
- What This Means to Prospective Adoptive Parents
- Information For Dual Nationals
Please see the Department of State websitefor the most current information on Russian legislation that may impact intercountry adoptions from Russia. At present, USCIS continues to accept and process paperwork filed by prospective adoptive parents intending to adopt children from Russia. We, along with the Department of State, are monitoring the si...
On Dec. 28, 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law No. 272-FZ, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2013. The law: 1. Prohibits the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens, 2. Prohibits adoption service providers from assisting U.S. citizens in adopting Russian children, and 3. Requires termination of the U.S.-Russia Adoption ...
We continue to accept and process paperwork filed by prospective adoptive parents intending to adopt children from Russia. However, we remind parents that since Russian Law 272-FZ became effective, Russian courts have onlyissued adoption decrees if the court made a decision in the case before Jan. 1, 2013, whether that decision entered into legal f...
If you are a citizen of the United States and another country, and if you plan to adopt a child in Russia and file a Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, on that child’s behalf, USCIS will require evidence that the Russian court that granted the adoption was aware of your U.S. citizenship and your intent to bring the ch...
For a full list of program fees for your adoption from Russia, please request our Children of All Nations Outreach Guide. The Process. 1. Application and Approval. To adopt a child, please complete our agency application. For your convenience, you may access the application online. We will promptly review your eligibility to adopt from Russia ...
United States citizens have been unable to adopt children from Russia since 2013, when a Moscow-instituted ban ended an active 22-year program that placed more than 60,000 Russian-born children with adoptive parents in the U.S.
Adopting a child from Russia generally takes 12-18 months, with the age of children available for adoption being 6 months to 16 years of age. The following information can help you understand what to do and what not to do if you are considering adopting a child from Russia.
How the adoption process works. To begin adoption proceedings, prospective parents ask the Ministry of Education for information on children available for adoption. They may make specific requests for the type of child they wish to adopt (e.g., age, gender, disabilities, sibling groups).
Adoption Process for a Russia. This section walks you through the process of adopting a Russian child. What is involved to Adopt a Russian Child? Adopting a Russian child can be a bit more complicated than adopting a child from other foreign countries . The process can be viewed and broken down into several parts.
