November 01, 2005
An e-mail message from the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
Response to my email about what are you doing to help?
Laura,
Even though we have not received an official response to our inquiry, we can confirm to you that Ukrainian courts are now processing all adoptions according to the new Code. We have noticed that most courts are applying the new laws more or less uniformly:
the appeal period is ten days, a waiver of appeal period is hardly ever granted (the reason is removal of adoptions from the list of civil cases eligible for immediate execution). If you know any American adopting parents who are experiencing difficulties with local courts, please ask them to contact us.
On a suspension subject:
We are very hopeful that the NAC will resume accepting new adoption applications soon. The NAC continues to process adoption cases that are already on file, which is a good sign. We have made numerous representations at many levels to the Government of Ukraine on this subject. However, we still have no definite information regarding the possible timeframe of suspension. The Ukrainian authorities have assured the Embassy that the suspension will be over as soon as the majority of the missing post-adoption reports arrive to Ukraine.
We will post developments on our website just as soon as we learn of them. At the moment, the NAC is not accepting ANY new dossiers. We recommend families who believe they have exceptional circumstances (biological siblings, children about to age out, medical emergencies, etc) to send an appeal to the NAC to allow them to be processed on an exceptional base. We can always help to communicate such requests to the NAC, if the families wish to do so.
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
Tel: 38-044-490-4422
Fax: 38-044-490-4570
adoptionskiev@state.gov
www.usembassy.kiev.ua/amcit_adoptions_eng.html
In accordance with E.O. 12958 this message is not classified. Posted by Laura at November 1, 2005 09:01 AM
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