Russia documents
Dear Adoptive Parents,
Welcome to our Registration and Dossier Preparation Directory. This site was created to help you with document preparation and to try to make the process as pain-free as possible.
If you are not yet assigned to any region, please click on the Basic Registration link below:
If you are already assigned to a particular region, please click on the name of your region below to find your specific Regional Registration and Dossier package and instructions:
If you need to print your State Adoption Laws, please visit our Adoption State Laws Directory:
You can use the Menu on the left-hand side to navigate from page to page.
Best wishes in your adoption journey!
Sincerely,
The CHI Russia Team
There are two reasons that families need to keep their documents up to date. The first one is that documents must be less than 12 months old at the time of court. This means that the document must have been signed and notarized less than 12 months ago, and that the notary did not expire before the end of 12 months. So, if your document was signed more than 12 months ago, OR if the notary has expired, then your document is out of date.>>
It is not a secret that Russia has undergone quite a few changes in recent years. Part of this transformation means that prices for goods and services have sky-rocketed. While we also experience slight inflation in the United States, it is nowhere near the rate of Russia, where the average annual inflation rate has been at around 12% for several years now and is expected to hit 14% in 2009. In addition to this, the exchange rate of US dollar to the Russian ruble is constantly shifting, making it difficult to predict where it will be at any given time. As a result, it was determined that any family that applied prior to January 01, 2008, will have to pay the $1,000 Currency Adjustment/Inflation Fee in order to “correct” the differences between Russian and US economies. This adjustment will be calculated in the final fees.
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