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Originally we looked into adopting from Russia. So I know a little bit (we are in NZ too) about the start of the process. We have since chosen to adopt from within NZ, so I can't advise you on the rest of the process unfortunately. Firstly you need to contact the Adoption Unit of CYFS. They will invite you to an introduction evening – this is a good forum to voice any questions you have. If you still wish to proceed you will need to attend 3 workshop days - Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. They are each a month a part. The 3rd day is the day specifically aimed at Intercountry adoption. We were quoted $80,000 as an approx cost to adopt from Russia. And were told that this would include things like Airfares and accommodation (for the number of trips you have to make back and forth), legal fees, paperwork charges and mandatory bribes at the Russian end. The cost was the main reason we decided not to go down that path. I believe CYFS insist you still have medicals, reference and polices checks here in NZ and home visits. I hope this helps. I definitely recommend going to the Introduction evening. We got a heap out of it and they have them quite regularly. Then you choose when/how to want to proceed from there. In fact they don’t even contact you after that. They wait to hear from you. Good Luck and all the very best.
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