Adoption Notice: Russia April 20, 2010 We have received no official notification that adoptions of Russian orphans by Americans have been suspended, but it is clear the recent controversy has slowed down adoptions in some parts of the country. (highlight PEAR’s in order to bring attention to the change from yesterday’s announcement) Volcanic ash prevented the U.S. delegation from traveling …
Category: Russia
UPDATE to DOS Adoption Notice on Russia
The Department of State issued the following update today to the April 16 Adoption Notice:Russia Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues April 19, 2010 The Department of State has received no official notification that adoptions from Russia to the United States have been suspended. However, it appears that the adoption process has slowed down. Our …
Crisis in Adoption
PEAR has been closely following the story of Justin Hansen, also known as Artyom Savelyev, and the reactions of groups both supportive and opposed to international adoption. Our hearts go out to Justin/Artyom and to all traumatized children. And, while PEAR does not condone the choice made by his mother and grandmother, many of us, as parents of traumatized children …
DOS Adoption Notice for Russia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues April 16, 2010 The Department of State has received no information to confirm a suspension of adoptions from Russia to the United States. Our Embassy in Moscow and other Department of State officials are talking with Russian officials to clarify this issue. The Department of State is sending a high-level …
MEDIA: Russia Places Ireland on Blacklist for Adoptions
On the importance of submitting your post placement reports… http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2010/0410/1224268058465.htmlRussia puts Ireland on its blacklist for adoptions SEVERAL HUNDRED Irish couples attempting to adopt children in Russiacould be blocked from completing the process following Moscow’s decision to put the Republic on a new “adoption blacklist”. This week, Russian authorities stopped accepting adoption referrals from Irish applicants and the embassy in …
Russian Ministry of Education and Science releases new list of homestudy agencies with missing postplacement reports
If you have not submitted your postplacement report, please do so as it does have an effect on prospective adoptive parents. On April 5, 2010, a new list was released. It may affect a pending adoption even if you are working with an agency with a Russian permit but your homestudy agency is listed. If your Homestudy provider is listed …
MEDIA: Russian adoptee returned back to Russia alone on a plane
PEAR is providing a summary of what is known at the time of this posting. Scroll to bottom for updates On April, 8, 2010, Russian media outlets broke the story of the return of a seven year old Russian male adoptee to Russia last week.(see articles http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-04-08/adopted-russian-child-returns.html http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/08/6183041.html and http://gazeta.ru/social/2010/04/08/3349271.shtml and Youtube interview at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRsjyWtUxXA&feature=youtube_gdata The child was adopted by …
US Embassy in Moscow Holiday Closure Schedule for 2010
The US Embassy in Moscow will be closed on the following dates in 2010. Please take note of the dates when planning travel and visa scheduling for Russian adoptions. **The “bridge” holiday on November 5 is only tentative; please confirm this holiday with the Embassy. January 1 Friday US/R New Year’s DayJanuary 4 Monday R New Year’s DayJanuary 5 Tuesday …
File of Russian Homestudy Providers missing PPR
A downloadable pdf file of the list of Homestudy Providers with missing Post Placement Reports can be found on PEAR’s website at http://www.pear-now.org/resources.html People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org
Home Study Agencies with Missing Post Placement Reports
For families currently in Process of a Russian adoption. Please be aware that the Russian Ministry of Education and Science has just sent a letter to the regions with a list of Home Study Providers who have not followed through with their commitment to produce post placement reports. This would be mainly from ‘independent’ or non-accredited adoptions, or closed agencies. …