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Kazakhstan
Adoption
Located
northwest of
China
and south of
Russia
,
Kazakhstan
borders the Caspian and Aral seas. Kazakhstan
is a former U.S.S.R. republic and
one of the largest republics to come out of the breakup of the
Soviet Union
. The
 Independent
Republic of Kazakhstan was founded in 1991.
Much
of
Kazakhstan
still looks the way it did when Genghis Khan and his hordes swept across
the Central Asian steppes: vast, desolate and empty.
The
people of
Kazakhstan
are very kind and gracious, and are of Kazak, Russian, Korean, German,
or Tatar descent.
Children who end up in the orphanages of
Kazakhstan
are typically abandoned at the hospital at birth. This means that some
(although minimal) birthparent history may be available, along with some
of the child’s medical history. These children are usually abandoned
due to extreme poverty – because the birth family is unable to provide for
them
Kazakhstan
has an excellent reputation of caring for their children who live in
their orphanage system.
All orphans from birth up to 3-4 years old are placed into Baby
Houses which are regulated by the Ministry of Internal affairs. The
baby houses are impressive in terms of cleanliness and genuine love
for the children. The
adult/child ratio in the baby houses are 1:6. The children remain with
their own age group (usually 10-12 children) and each group always has
at least two caregivers. This stability in their environment
facilitates their emotional development and ability to form
attachments with their caregivers.
Once the children are 4
years old, they are moved to a Preschool Orphanage for children age
4-7. The children age 7-16 live in an Orphanage, which is sometimes
called a Children's Home.
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AVAILABLE CHILDREN
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There
is no such thing as a "referral" in
Kazakhstan. Even though you may wish to adopt a particular child,
the Government of Kazakhstan does not match a child to the
parents or in anyway refer a child to adoptive parents until
the parents arrive in Kazakhstan, select a child in person,
and apply to the court to adopt the child.
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The
children must be on the local registry for 3 months and then
on the national registry for 3 more months before they can be
adopted internationally. The youngest child to be adopted from
Kazakhstan
will be at least 6 months old.
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Healthy infants
6 months of age and older, toddlers and school age
children are available for adoption. Special needs
children are also available.
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The children in
Kazakhstan represent a variety of ethnicities including Asian,
Eurasian, and Caucasian.
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ADOPTION TIMETABLE
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Dossiers
are sent to the Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
for approval and then to the Guardianship Body in the town
where the orphanage is located for their approval. Once
your dossier is approved by the Guardianship Body, they
will invite you to travel to Kazakhstan.
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The
total process time from dossier submission to the time adoptive
parents can travel to bring home their child averages 4-6 months.
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TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
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trip, approximately 3-4 weeks. This time is spent
identifying the child, visiting the child for a minimum of 14
days, petitioning the court for adoption, waiting for a court
hearing, waiting for the adoption to become final (often 15 days
after the court hearing), and completing post-adoption
paperwork (new birth certificate, Kazakhstani passport, and
Kazakhstani exit visa) at various government
offices.
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married, both parents must travel to Kazakhstan to
identify a child, for the mandatory 14 day visitation, and for
the court date. One parent may return home afterward,
with the other parent remaining in Kazakhstan until the
adoption is completed.
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Our
international coordinator will be making all of your
in-country arrangements in Kazakhstan. You will
also be greeted and escorted the entire time you are in Kazakhstan
by our international facilitators who will walk you through the adoption process
step by step.
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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Only
those married couples and single women who accept Jesus Christ
as Savior and Lord can adopt children through Compassionate
Care.
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Married couples
and single women 25 to 55 years of age and older may
adopt from Kazakhstan.
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COST
TO ADOPT FROM KAZAKHSTAN
| APPLICATION
FEE
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Due with
submission of application for adoption.
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$300 |
| COMPASSIONATE CARE
AGENCY FEE
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$1,750
due with submission of dossier. |
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$1,750 due with
acceptance of a referral or travel date.
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$3,500 |
| HOMESTUDY (If
prepared by Compassionate Care)
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$600 due upon
first homestudy visit.
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$600 due upon
completion of homestudy.
(Travel expenses
include mileage @ .32 per mile and a travel rate of
$10 per hour)
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$1,200
+ travel expenses |
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$1,000 |
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UNITED
STATES CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICE (USCIS)
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Two
Adults ($525
+ $70 per adult for FBI fingerprinting).
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$665 |
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$1,700 |
| INTERNATIONAL
FACILITATOR FEE
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Our
international facilitator will meet you at the
airport in Kazakhstan and walk you through the
adoption process step by step.
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| Due
upon receiving a travel date.
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$11,700 |
| TRAVEL COST
| Visa
($350)
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2
Adults + courier fee |
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$7,235 |
| ESTIMATED COST FOR
KAZAKHSTAN ADOPTION |
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$27,300 |
**We
want to remind your that the above fees are
approximate and to
please keep in mind that although Compassionate Care's
fees will not change during your adoption process all other
fees associated with international adoption are subject to
change. **
For
more information on our Kazakhstan program please request one of
our
Free Information packets.
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IMPORTANT
NOTICE FROM THE U.S. STATE DEPT.
January 28, 2005
The
U.S. Embassy in Almaty reports that the Kazakh Government has
transferred responsibility for passport issuance to the Ministry
of Justice, which does not yet have adequate staff to process
passports for orphans in an expeditious manner. As a result, it is
taking at least 30 days to obtain a Kazakh passport for an adopted
child, which is required in order for the child to leave
Kazakhstan. Recognizing the hardship this creates for adoptive
families, the U.S. Embassy has urged the Government of Kazakhstan
to expedite passport issuance for children. We will provide
further updates as information becomes available. Until further
notice, families pursuing an adoption in Kazakhstan should take
these delays into consideration when planning their travel. |
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