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I just completed the adoption of my daughter Alivia less than 3 months ago. The time from dossier to referral was 7 months and the time from dossier to completion was 9 months. Alivia was 12 months old at the time of adoption.
It is possible to do it under a year, but as already mentioned, it depends heavily on the agency you choose, their status in Russia, the region you are assigned to and the gender/age you are requesting.
You also asked about costs. My total costs, including travel, came to about $33K.
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Jeana
5/09/05 Applied to Agency
5/19/05 Accepted by Agency
6/09/05 Began Homestudy
7/07/05 Final Homestudy Visit
8/09/05 Homestudy Completed
8/10/05 Submitted I600A
9/12/05 Fingerprinted
9/23/05 Dossier Apostilled
10/4/05 Dossier Sent to Agency
10/6/05 Assigned to Tver Region
10/7/05 Received I-171H
10/28/05 Dossier Sent to Russia
5/11/06 Received referral for a beautiful baby girl!
6/3/06 - 6/9/06 Trip One!
7/7/06 Court Date (Travel 7/2 - 7/15)
7/7/06 GOTCHA!!!
7/15/06 Home at Last!
9/14/06 Florida Recognition of a Foreign Adoption Hearing
Adoption Blog: http://baby-story.blogspot.com/
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