November 27, 2005
A little bit of hope lies ahead
A new letter from the US Embassy in Ukraine, dated Nov. 26, 2005:
Dear Members of the American Adoption Community Interested in Ukraine:
On November 23, 2005 the National Adoption Center of Ukraine (NAC) officially informed the Embassy that the Center had resumed acceptance of new adoption dossiers under limited circumstances. The NAC advises that it will now accept dossiers from U.S. citizens who are applying to adopt the following categories of Ukrainian children only:
- Older children (10 years old and older);
- Siblings of previously adopted children;
- Handicapped children.
The NAC advised that, due to the large number of American post-adoption reports still outstanding (558 for the period 1996-2003), the suspension of acceptance of new dossiers other than those noted above would remain in effect. The Embassy follows this issue very closely and will continue to post updates on our website as well as advise the American adoption community by e-mails such as this one.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions.
Sincerely,
Adoption Unit/Immigrant Visa Section
Consular Section
American Embassy
Kyiv, Ukraine
In accordance with E.O. 12958 this message is not classified.
Posted by Laura at November 27, 2005 03:46 PMPosted to Adoption News
All the confusion of adopting children. I must say you are so lucky to have Tara. You would be still waiting. She is so special and really enjoyed her first Thanksgiving. She was so happy to see all the aunts and uncles, cousins, gramma. She really is a happy child, and being in a happy home with a nice brother Austin, her mom, and dad.
Posted by: jeanne at November 27, 2005 09:05 PM