Russia January 11, 2013 Alert: Families, Agencies Report Difficulties in Completing Russian Adoptions On December 28, President Vladimir Putin signed into law Federal Law No. 272-FZ, which went into effect on January 1, 2013. The law bans the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens, bars adoption service providers from assisting U.S. citizens to adopt Russian children, and requires …
Category: BiLateral Agreement
DOS Adoption Alert: Russia Notifies DOS of Intent to Terminate Bilateral Agreement
Russia January 3, 2013 Alert: Legislation to Ban Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families On December 28, President Vladimir Putin signed into law Russian Federal Law No. 186614-6, which prohibits the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens. This law went into effect on January 1, 2013. The law bans adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens, bars adoption service providers …
DOS Adoption Alert: Legislation to Ban Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families Signed into Law
Russia December 31, 2012 Alert: Legislation to Ban Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families Signed into Law On December 28, President Vladimir Putin signed into law Russian Federal Law No. 186614-6, which prohibits the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens. This law will go into effect on January 1, 2013. In keeping with the spirit of the current U.S.-Russia …
DOS Adoption Alert: Federation Council approves Legislation to Ban Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families
Russia December 26, 2012 Adoption Alert: Federation Council approves Legislation to Ban Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families The Department of State continues to follow developments in Russia related to Federal Law No. 186614-6 and remains actively engaged in discussions with the Russian government regarding concerns that, if signed into law, this legislation will needlessly remove the opportunity for hundreds of …
PEAR’s Statement on Russia’s Potential Ban of Intercountry Adoption by United States Citizens
PEAR’s Statement on Russia’s Potential Ban of Intercountry Adoption by United States Citizens On December 21, 2012, Russia’s legislature overwhelming supported the proposed Federal Law No 186614-6, also known as the Dima Yakovlev Law, which includes dissolving the current Bi-lateral Agreement on Adoption and bans the adoption of Russian children by US Citizens. The proposed Russian law contains other provisions …
DOS Adoption Alert: Status of Russian Adoption Legislation
Russia December 21, 2012 Alert: Legislation to Ban Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families Passes the Russian Duma and Moves to the Federation Council for Review The Department of State continues to follow developments in Russia’s legislature related to Federal Law No 186614-6 and remains actively engaged with the Russian government. We are concerned by measures in the bill, approved …
DOS Alert: Russia – Text of Agreement and FAQ
Russia November 1, 2012 Alert: Department of State and Russian Authorities issue joint statement on Adoption Agreement’s entry into force Text of the Agreement FAQ: Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia The Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children (the Agreement) entered into force on November 1, 2012, following the …
DOS FAQs: Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia October 15, 2012
FAQs: Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia October 15, 2012 Q: Why is there a Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia?Each year, thousands of children find loving, nurturing homes through intercountry adoptions, and the lives of thousands of American families have been enriched by welcoming Russian orphans into their homes. Although the vast majority of U.S. adoptions of Russian children have resulted …
DOS Adoption ALert: Russia Bilateral Agreement/Department of State and Russian Authorities issue joint statement on Adoption Agreement’s entry into force
Alert: Department of State and Russian Authorities issue joint statement on Adoption Agreement’s entry into force A joint Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services team traveled to Moscow September 26 – 28 to meet with Russian officials to discuss implementing procedures for the Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in …
DOS Adoption Notice: Russia, President Putin signs the Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children
Russia July 31, 2012 Notice: President Putin signs the Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children On July 28, 2012, President Putin signed into law the bilateral adoption agreement. The Agreement, which was signed in 2011 by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, aims to …