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We just received this form letter overnight from the US Embassy in Kyiv. IUAFN translators have also emailed to inform us of this now set policy.

Best wishes,

Ann Potthast
volunteer IUAFN (http://www.ukrainianangels.org)
mom to two Ukrainian Angels
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

The U. S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine has been notified by the National Adoption Center about the introduction of a new requirement regarding adoption dossiers.

Effective February 2003, the National Adoption Center began requiring prospective adoptive parents who are approved for adoption of more than one child to submit a separate authenticated dossier for each child. At the present time the NAC is making a few exceptions, but only for those families who have already arrived in Ukraine and are adopting siblings that live in
the same orphanage.

Please note that the fact that prospective adoptive parents submit two or more authenticated dossiers does not guarantee that they will be able to adopt two or more children. Due to the limited number of available orphans, current NAC policy tries to convince the adoptive parents to adopt one child at a time. Of course, this is not a regulation and does not apply to all adoptive families as each case is considered individually.

We would be grateful if you would pass this information to your clients as soon as possible.

If you have any further questions, the Embassy will be glad to provide you with additional information.

Thank you for your continued cooperation,

Sincerely,

U. S. Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine.

tel. (380)-(44)-490-4000/4422
fax. (380)-(44)-236-4892