Adoption Agencies and Information for Azerbaijan

The “Republic Commission on Adoptions” (Adoption Commission), an inter-ministerial body headed by a Deputy Prime Minister and subordinated to the Cabinet of Ministers, is the current authority. Their address is:

Republic Commission on Adoptions
Cabinet of Ministers
Address: Lermontov St. 68
Tel: 994 12 4926623

Intercountry adoptions from Azerbaijan resumed in August 2005, after an April 2004 suspension in order to conduct an investigation into adoption practices. To date, only a few U.S. families have completed adoptions. Many families continue to face bureaucratic delays.

AZERBAIJAN EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES:
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2741 34th Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel : 202-337-3500

For more information about adoption from this country and about adoption agencies that can assist you, please visit the websites below.  Prospective adoptive parents are advised to fully research any of the adoption agencies they plan to use for adoption services.

Adoptions Together
CASI Foundation for Children
Focus on Children
The U.S. Department of State: Authentications Office
Child Citizenship Act of 2000
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Foreign travel registration
U.S. Government Consular Information Sheets

*Footnote: The Joint Council for International Children’s Services (JCICS) is one of the oldest and largest membership associations of licensed non-profit international adoption agencies.  All of the above adoption agencies are listed as members of JCICS.