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Originally Posted by chris027
Hello everyone,
I have a question about the recent Russian elections and how they might affect the adoption policies in the country. I rec'd a letter from my agency yesterday explaining that parts of the adoption process may be changing from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Health in Russia and that this could affect adoptions in general but that they could not give us any specifics at this time.
Has anyone else rec'd any such letter or have any thoughts about how these govt. changes may affect the adoption process in Russia?
I have to admit I got a sinking feeling in my stomach b/c I started immediately thinking this was bad news. My DH and I started the application process in Nov. 2003 and our paper work was sent to Immigration in NJ on March 22 but we haven't heard anything yet. It's supposed to take about ten weekd until we hear from them.
Meanwhile we have most of our dossier material collected and we will get it all notarized as soon as we are able so it will be ready.
I appreciate any comments or imformation anyone may have about this. I know we are supposed to be prepared for a potentially bumpy road with intl adoption but I just wasn't expecting this since Russia has been doing so many adoptions for so long.
Thanks.
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My husband and I are adopting from Russia/Moscow. The only real bump we have hit was in the last few months. Our agencies accreditation expired May 17 2006 and agencies have been asked to apply for NGO status to be re-accredited, they stated it would take at least a few months to work it out. Our paperwork has been sent and we are waiting for our referral and are 2nd on the list for an invitation. Our agency is keeping us up to date on any progress. Although some of these bumps are hard on the heart, we just keep our minds focused on the end result.