General Information

	There are three essential parts in proceeding with international adoption:
I	Applicants must make an application to a licensed international adoption agency which will manage the international adoption
	only licensed international adoption agencies are legally permitted to facilitate international adoption under IAA and its Regulations and Ukrainian legislation
II	Applicants must obtain a homestudy establishing their eligibility and suitability to adopt and have the report submitted to a Ministry Director.
	homestudy is conducted by approved adoption practitioner
	applicants may choose any approved adoption practitioner from the list provided by the Ministry
	applicants review Memorandum for Adoptive applicants with their practitioner and sign it; this document will help the applicants understand their responsibilities and the roles of all parties involved
	when the homestudy assessment is completed the approved adoption practitioner will prepare a report and make a recommendation as to eligibility and suitability to adopt and will outline the specific characteristics of the child the applicants will be suited to parent
	the practitioner sends the homestudy to applicant’s licensed agency
	the agency submits homestudy report and other supporting documents together with processing fee to Ministry for review and approval

III	A Ministry Director must approve applicant’s eligibility and suitability to adopt based on the homestudy report

	the Director reviews the homestudy and approves, approves with conditions or not approves the applicants suitability and eligibility to adopt
	upon approval of the homestudy, Director issues a letter of approval for foreign authorities which will outline the specific characteristics of the child the applicants are best suited to parent. The Letter of Approval is valid for 18 months and is specific to 1 country
	Ministry sends the approval to licensed agency
	The licensed adoption agency must submit the applicants homestudy with other required documents (“Dossier”) to the Canadian Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine. The Canadian Embassy will then forward the Dossier to the Ukrainian National Adoption Center


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