Russian Govt Changes?
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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