tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:53:04 +0000Pre-adoptionState DumaMoE Black ListAgenciesThe ProcessRussiaUKUSAPost-adoptionFact and opinion about the state of International Adoptions in Russia.http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jim)Blogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-3192543661243483208Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:01:00 +00002011-07-14T09:06:29.670-07:00USAPost-adoptionThe ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaToday, July 13, 2011, in Washington, DC, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Federation Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov signed a landmark bilateral adoption agreement that imposes cooperative regulation on adoptions between the two countries for the first time. The agreement has been in the works for the last 15 months, during which negotiators from both countries have http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/07/us-and-russia-sign-bilateral-adoption.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-5233983536980443781Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:30:00 +00002011-07-09T08:37:29.599-07:00USAPost-adoptionMoE Black ListThe ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaThe Russian Ministry of Education and Science (MoE) has updated its list of home study and post-placement providers for whom one or more post-placement reports are considered missing. This release, posted as usual to the MoE's official "Adoption in Russia" website (usynovite.ru), was dated June 7, 2011 but was posted a few weeks later.As was the case in January, the ministerial letter to which http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/07/mid-year-moe-black-list-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-1202985550053810484Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +00002011-03-25T18:00:04.734-07:00UKThe ProcessPre-adoptionRussiaOver the last twenty years, since Russia opened to foreign adoptions, the increasingly complex world of Russian adoption to foreigners has been navigated by those who are new to it with help from those who have done it. In some cases, the helpers built adoption agencies or other professional services. In other cases, knowledge captured from hard-won experience has been shared through the http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/03/new-help-for-uk-pre-adoptive-parents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-8073856937928331154Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:04:00 +00002011-03-03T12:56:01.982-08:00USAThe ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaFor the better part of the last year, I have been following the progress of a State Duma bill designed to amend the Russian Family Code so that adoptions of Russian children to foreign parents would be prevented if those parents' countries did not enact a bilateral adoption agreement with Russia. That bill, State Duma Bill No. 364094-5 (About Amendments to Article 124 and 165 of the Family Code http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/03/in-like-lion-out-like-lamb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-4386193578650644826Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:08:00 +00002011-02-14T10:14:06.604-08:00Post-adoptionThe ProcessPre-adoptionRussiaEasily the most popular feature on the Russian Adoption Help website is the article providing instructions for how to search the Russian Federal Ministry of Education and Science (MoE)'s official photo-listing of children who may be available for adoption in Russia. Since the launch of their official adoption-related website, usynovite.ru in 2005, the MoE has provided this tool as a means to http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/02/updated-data-bank-photo-listing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-3115937491295917613Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:12:00 +00002011-01-28T23:22:12.325-08:00The ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaOn January 26, the State Duma was scheduled to vote on bill No. 364094-5, which would prevent adoption of Russian children to foreigners whose countries do not have a bilateral adoption agreement with Russia. However, in what has become a repeating occurrence with this bill, the State Duma has decided to postpone the first vote on this bill to a later date. This time, as happened once before, http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/01/state-duma-puts-vote-on-hold-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-4690337971212260231Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:23:00 +00002011-07-07T09:04:22.189-07:00USAPost-adoptionMoE Black ListThe ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaEDITED: The list has been updated since this blog post. For the most current list, please see the links in my article about the black list.This week, after almost six months, the Russian officials in the Ministry of Education and Science (MoE) updated their list of home study and post-placement providers from whom one or more post-placement reports are considered missing. If you aren’t familiarhttp://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/01/russian-officials-update-black-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-8293600804674781280Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:35:00 +00002011-01-14T13:40:26.212-08:00USAThe ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaApparently, the State Duma likes to keep us hanging. Yesterday, they decided to reschedule the first reading and vote on bill № 364094-5 yet again. This time, in a copy of the official proceedings, they pushed it to January 26, 2011. No reason was given for the new date. Fortunately, I am not so easily deterred, so I will continue to track this no matter what they do with it.http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/01/no-results-yet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-6628414564176812718Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:39:00 +00002011-01-11T18:59:42.375-08:00USAThe ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaMany of you have been watching for news about the Russian State Duma's pending vote on bill No. 364094-5 (About Amendments to Article 124 and 165 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation). This bill proposes to limit adoptions to foreign families whose countries have completed a bilateral adoption agreement with Russia. Introduced to the State Duma last year shortly after the incident in http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2011/01/state-duma-vote-rescheduled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-9161541700621841390Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:55:00 +00002010-11-25T12:10:03.638-08:00USAPost-adoptionMoE Black ListThe ProcessState DumaAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaI have three updates for you today:First, I know many of you are waiting for the results of the vote on State Duma bill No. 364094-5, which is written to prohibit adoptions to foreigners whose countries have not enacted a bilateral adoption treaty with Russia. The bill was scheduled to be heard in the State Duma on its first reading on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, after being rescheduled twice. http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/11/three-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-4579826918370142138Wed, 17 Nov 2010 07:14:00 +00002010-11-16T23:25:37.502-08:00The ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaRemember that bill in the State Duma that aims to prevent adoptions between Russia and parents in other countries, unless those countries have established a bilateral adoption treaty with Russia? Yes, I am referring to bill No. 364094-5 (About Amendments to Article 124 and 165 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation). It was due to go up for a first vote in the State Duma tomorrow, http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/11/postponed-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-9005655015530178327Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:02:00 +00002010-10-22T22:10:56.655-07:00The ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaThe Russian State Duma has decided to postpone the first vote on State Duma bill No. 364094-5 (About Amendments to Article 124 and 165 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation) until November 17, 2010. No reason was given for the postponement, but it occurred in conjunction with a whole slate of bills that were also postponed to various dates in November. Therefore, I don't think the http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/10/postponed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-949415526330607408Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:03:00 +00002010-11-02T12:54:38.290-07:00The ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaLast week I wrote about a bill (No. 364094-5) in the Russian State Duma that threatens to require a bilateral adoption treaty between a prospective adoptive parent's home country and Russia. The bill is still pending, with a first vote scheduled next Friday. However, it is looking considerably less likely that this bill will survive the vote.Over the last week, additional commentary was posted http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/10/what-difference-week-makes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-3013522548855299949Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:52:00 +00002010-10-08T00:03:05.558-07:00USAThe ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaBack in April 2010, when the news first broke about the development of a bilateral adoption treaty between the United States of America and Russia, I mentioned a bill that had been introduced to the Russian State Duma. That bill, officially known as No. 364094-5 (About Amendments to Article 124 and 165 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation), spent the summer in committee, and was brought http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/10/meanwhile-back-at-state-duma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-5028244906383147732Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:14:00 +00002011-01-23T22:06:07.847-08:00MoE Black ListThe ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaEDITED: The list has been updated since this blog post. For the most current list, please see the links in my article about the black list.Sometime over the weekend, the Russian Ministry of Education & Science (MoE) posted a mid-summer update to its list of home study and post-placement providers who are considered late in submitting one or more post-placement reports about adopted Russian http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/08/summer-moe-black-list-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-8380113375045446102Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:15:00 +00002010-07-16T22:09:00.944-07:00USAThe ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaThe Russian Ministry of Education & Science (MoE) has issued two new Permits for Adoption Activity, as evidenced by the permit orders being posted to the ministry's main website today. These new permits grant the right to represent foreign adoptive parents in the Russian adoption process to one agency from New Zealand and one agency from the USA.The New Zealand organization, Intercountry http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/07/russian-moe-issues-new-permits-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-6330089723350307398Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:30:00 +00002010-04-27T23:01:51.081-07:00USAThe ProcessState DumaPre-adoptionRussiaIn the wake of the Artyom Savaliev affair, the United States of America is sending a delegation to Moscow to begin talks around how to continue international adoptions between the two countries. The initial meeting was originally scheduled for April 20, but last week's travel disruption in Europe forced a delay. Now, the two parties will meet for the first time on Thursday, April 29. Accordinghttp://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/04/upcoming-us-russia-bilateral-adoption.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-6653985059178088931Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:03:00 +00002010-04-29T00:09:38.306-07:00USAMoE Black ListThe ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaFor the last ten days, I've been watching with interest the unfolding situation around Russian adoptions, particularly to Americans. I have been reluctant to write much about the dramatic news stories covering everything from the circumstances of Artyom Savaliev (Justin Hansen)'s unaccompanied return to Russia to the rumored closing of Russian adoptions. Not because those stories aren't http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/04/russian-adoptions-now-and-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-6803659189127895098Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:03:00 +00002010-04-16T00:16:26.782-07:00The ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaThe Russian Federal Ministry of Education & Science (MoE) published multiple orders to its official website today setting the status of Permits for Adoption Activity for several foreign adoption agencies. Among the actions taken: Two permits were denied, one was revoked, one was granted, and one was suspended.Foreign adoption agencies denied permits were Italian agency "ABSI," and "Mazale," http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/04/multiple-permit-orders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-7290550575631915311Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:10:00 +00002010-04-12T10:52:46.540-07:00The ProcessState DumaAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaEver since Friday, when news began to break about the boy adopted from Russia who was sent back to Russia by his adoptive mother, I have been following the situation in the news and looking for the facts. I know many of you in the adoption process have questions, especially about whether adoptions from Russia to America have been or will be suspended. My e-mail inbox has been flooded with your http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/04/patience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-3561936345901750138Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:09:00 +00002010-08-09T22:20:56.625-07:00MoE Black ListThe ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaEDITED: The list has been updated since this blog post. For the most current list, please see the links in my article about the black list.This morning, the Russian federal Ministry of Education & Science (MoE) published the first update of 2010 to their list of home study providers considered delinquent in submitting post-placement reports for children adopted from Russia by foreigners. This http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/04/first-black-list-update-of-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-1583145168103033956Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:17:00 +00002010-02-15T09:35:37.575-08:00USAThe ProcessAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaOn February 1, the Russian Ministry of Education and Science issued new Permits for Adoption Activity to two foreign adoption agencies. This event marks the first new permits issued in 2010. These permits were issued to agencies based in the USA and Germany.The USA agency, Adoption Options of San Diego, California, was granted a permit by ministerial order No. 87, posted in Russian language on http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/02/new-permits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-1438240475012960306Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:11:00 +00002010-01-15T11:49:19.451-08:00The ProcessState DumaAgenciesPre-adoptionRussiaHosting programs have long been an effective way to bring orphan children from Russia to other countries for a summer or winter break, exposing them to new cultures and giving them a chance to experience living in a family. They have also been an effective means of raising positive awareness about the plight of these orphans, and have resulted in many families beginning the adoption process thathttp://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/01/legal-changes-in-store-for-hosting_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-3599570145789323692Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:34:00 +00002010-01-13T12:57:24.522-08:00USAAgenciesRussiaThe Russian Ministry of Education and Science (MoE) yesterday posted a ministerial order, signed December 24, 2009, revoking the Permit for Adoption Activity originally issued to USA-based adoption agency Gift of Life Adoption Services, based in Rhode Island. The order, posted in Russian language on the MoE's main website, indicates that the revocation is the result of the expiration of the http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/01/tying-up-loose-ends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007490607914754275.post-1631037872580688861Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:55:00 +00002010-01-16T23:52:26.143-08:00Post-adoptionThe ProcessPre-adoptionRussiaIf you've browsed the Russian Ministry of Education & Science's photo-listing recently on their official usynovite.ru website, you've probably noticed something different. Hopefully, you weren't alarmed. But since there was no announcement, and thus no warning, the recent change may very well have been an unwelcome surprise.What changed, you ask?Sometime over the New Year's holiday break, the http://blog.russianadoptionhelp.com/2010/01/russian-data-bank-photo-list-changes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim)3