Effective September 7, 2008

Introduction

In December 2006 Adopolis was registered before Ukraine’s State Department for Adoption and Protection of Rights of the Child. Ukraine has many different cultural groups. Most of the children placed for adoption are healthy.

Children Available

Children eligible for international adoption are 24 months and up. Sibling groups, special needs children and more than one unrelated child can be adopted at a time.

Parents Eligibility

Married and single people may adopt from Ukraine. Prospective adopting parents must be of legal age (18 years old and older), and the difference between the age of the adopting parent and adopted child must be at least 15 years, although this can be waived if circumstances warrant. If the child is adopted by a relative, the age difference is not considered. Please note that according to the new Family Code of Ukraine (Article 213), if several candidates wish to adopt the same child, preference will be given first to a Ukrainian citizen, second to foreign married applicants, and finally to foreign single parents.

Estimated waiting time

Each adoption application is considered by Ukrainian adoption authorities on an individual basis Applications and dossiers need to be registered with the Ukraine State Department for Adoptions and Protection of Rights of the Child. The waiting time for an appointment is unknown.

Travel

Both parents are requested to travel. The stay in Ukraine is approximately 4 weeks. The first week the adoptive parents stay in Kiev and the remaining time in the region where the child is located. The adoptive parents may choose to return home after their court interview and return to Ukraine approximately two (2) weeks later for the conclusion of the adoption.

In-country Adoption Fee

$ 13,000 including translations of family’s dossier and adoption documents of the child, medical exam, child’s passport, humanitarian aid and the coordinator’s fee in Ukraine for assisting families in all necessary steps of the adoption process.

Hotel Accommodations

Travel and accommodation expenses vary depending on time of year.

Fees are subject to change.



U.S. Department of State, Ukraine Adoption page
U.S. Embassy, Kyiv, Ukraine
Note: Kyiv is the newly accepted English translation of the capital city, formerly known as Kiev.
Embassy of Ukraine, Washington DC
Adoption Information, Embassy of Ukraine, Washington DC