UKRAINIAN ADOPTIONS

Please note: The Ukrainian SDA has announced that they will begin accepting families' files February 2008 (10-15 files per day). It is time to send in your files so we can have it translated and submitted this Spring and Summer. There are lots of beautiful children (15 months and older). There are also sibling groups and children with minor medical issues available for immediate placements. NHCS has worked in Ukraine since 1991 with our experienced full-time staff working in Ukraine. Please call or e-mail our office for more details.

NEW HOPE Christian Services (NHCS) began bringing children to the United States from the Ukraine in the early 1990‘s. In those early years, Mary, our Ukrainian coordinator made many trips to the Ukraine setting up the adoption program with Dr. Gregory, a Ukrainian surgeon. Dr. Gregory and his associate, Gala, have done many adoptions with us. This is a wonderful adoption experience for families wishing to have a hands-on-missionary-experience. Families who use this program come back with vivid stories of their child’s homeland and photos of memories to share with their children for years to come!

1. Send us the application (download) or request a hard copy. Upon acceptance, our cheerful, qualified staff will help you prepare all of your documents for a Ukrainian adoption.
2. Have an approved Home Study done in the state you reside. (NH families will be notified, once we receive your application)
3. Apply to Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) (formerly INS) by sending in the I600A form (download) with the supporting documents listed on the form.

TIME FRAME AND TRAVEL:
Once your file has been approved in the Adoption Center of Kiev, Ukraine, a date will be set for you to travel. Families usually take two trips to Ukraine. Occasionally the adoption is done in one longer trip. For both trips, families fly into and out of Kiev, Ukraine. For the first trip: We like to prepare families for 2 weeks but if it takes longer to find a child, the trip can be extended .You will be escorted and assisted through all the adoption process from locating the child you wish to adopt; to going through the court. After the court, families return home for the 30 day waiting period. For the second trip: Families (or just one spouse) return to Kiev, where they will obtain the child’s visa. This second trip can be as short as 1 week if you wish to have papers expedited.