Adoption Agencies and Information for the Ukraine

Ukraine was the seventh largest country for overseas adoptions to the U.S. for 2006 with approximately 460 children adopted; approximately 50% were female with only about 16% under 5 years of age.

In September 2005 Ukraine's National Adoption Center (NAC) suspended its acceptance of new dossiers for prospective international adoptions.  Ukraine is currently processing adoptions by US citizens on a limited basis. The new adoption authority, the State Department for Adoption and Protection of the Rights of the Child (SDAPRC), has officially opened.

Ukrainian children who have been registered with the Kyiv-based National Adoption Center for one year are available for international adoption. The one-year waiting requirement may be waived only if children suffer from a disease listed with the Ministry of Public Health Protection.

ADOPTION AUTHORITY: The Adoption Center, a part of the Ministry of Education, is the only legal Ukrainian authority for adoptions.
Adoption Center in Kyiv, Ukraine
27-A Taras Shevchenko Boulevard
Kyiv, Ukraine 252032
Tel # (380)(44) 246-54-31/32/37/49

UKRAINE EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN THE UNITED STATES:
3350 M Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: 202-333-0606

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.

A Better World
A Chosen Child Adoption Services
A New Arrival
Adopt Abroad, Inc.
Adopt International and Domestic Services
Adoption Associates, Inc.
Adoption Covenant
Adoptions from the Heart
All God's Children International
An Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc.
Bal Jagat - Children's World, Inc.
Bethany Christian Services
CASI Foundation for Children
Children of the Nations International Adoption Agency, Inc.
Children's Choice, Inc.
Dillon International, Inc.
European Adoption Consultants, Inc.
European Children Adoption Services
Family & Children's Agency, Inc.
Family Creations, Inc.
The Family Network
Family Resource Center
Florida Home Studies & Adoption, Inc.
Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services
The U.S. Department of State: Ukraine Adoption and Adoption Agencies
The U.S. Department of State: Authentications Office
Child Citizenship Act of 2000
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Foreign travel registration

*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.

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