The Russian government began tightening restrictions for adoption agencies, adopting parents, and children eligible for adoption it also began promoting domestic adoption. citizens continued to adopt thousands of Russian-born children, many of whom had medical and behavioral special needs, the Russian public and lawmakers grew increasingly uncomfortable about the number of “orphans” finding homes abroad. Negative Perceptions of International Adoption in RussiaĪs U.S. In Adoptive Families’ 2012-2013 Adoption Cost and Timing Survey, readers reported totals of $40,000 to more than $50,000 for a typical adoption in Russia-the highest average cost for any sending country at the time. Given the high cost of traveling to and staying in Russia’s capital city, this conclusion to the adoption journey added a significant time and cost. On a region-by-region, or even case-by-case basis, some families would receive photos, a medical report, or even a video before traveling other families traveled “blind.” Paperwork requirements and court procedures often varied by region, as well, and could involve extensive updating between parents’ first and second trips.Įvery Russian adoption required parents to obtain their child’s visa in Moscow. Prospective parents did not formally receive a referral before embarking on their first trip, to meet the child. The Russian Adoption ProcessĪdopting from Russia was an involved, expensive process that required two or even three international trips (or a lengthy stay). Department of State (DOS) logged 250 adoptions completed in 2013 and two in 2014-all of which were in-process before the ban-and zero thereafter. families from adopting children born in Russia. The following year, Vladimir Putin signed a law banning U.S. Just 748 such adoptions were completed in 2012. families started dropping sharply year after year. Soon after, however, the number of Russian-born children adopted by U.S.
(International adoption reached an overall historic high that year, with a total of 22,884 foreign-born children adopted by U.S. That figure grew quickly, topping 1,000 children by 1994, rising to 4,292 in 2001 and reaching a peak of 5,862 adoptions in 2004. That year, 12 children were adopted by American families. Russia formalized its international adoption program in the middle of 1991. So, what is the history of Russia’s intercountry adoption program with the U.S., and why is it such an important lynchpin in D.C.-Moscow relations? Russian Adoption By the Numbers But a JNew York Times headline stated, “ When the Kremlin Says ‘Adoptions,’ It Means ‘Sanctions,” and we have since learned that the meeting more certainly touched on topics beyond adoption. That meeting, Trump, Jr., initially said, revolved around the U.S.-Russia adoption program. This is not news, however, the inactive program is receiving renewed interest and scrutiny thanks to this week’s revelations about Donald Trump, Jr.,’s meeting with a Russian attorney during the 2016 presidential campaign season. United States citizens have been unable to adopt children from Russia since 2013, when a Moscow-instituted ban ended an active 22-year program that placed more than 60,000 Russian-born children with adoptive parents in the U.S.
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