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Originally Posted By Brian

For those of you that have adopted or have been to Kazakhastan, what is the general condition of the children and how young can they be?

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Originally Posted By Marina

Hi Brian,
Have you received any further information on Yunona? I made first contact with them recently but can not find independent references. Also, what has been your understanding of the time requierments for this country. I see some postings (elsewhere) where the process seemed to be complete in 12 days or less. and yet I have read twice of the stay becoming 4 weeks! Help! Any information you might have would be soooooooo appreciated. Marina

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Originally Posted By CK

My sister-in-law is in Kaz now. They have choosen a 6 month old(they tell me this is the minimum age for adoption) and a 2 year old. Their stay is expected to be 6 weeks. Both children are healthy and seem to be developmentally on target.

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Originally Posted By VLD

Yes, there is a new law stating that the child must have been in the orphanage for at least 3 (I've also read 4) months - so as to be sure of abandonment/relinquishment of child. Also, the govt requires a 2 week stay to bond with your child, and to interview with the local govt to make sure of where the child is going, etc. Then, you have to go to Moscow to the US Embassy for your child's US Visa, this also takes a few days... Hope this info helps.

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Originally Posted By janet

So your adoption work out with Aurora? I would appreciate any info you could send me..Thank you!

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Yes,it did worked out..
Aurora one of the registered agencies in Kazakhstan..