All regions require that both parents appear in court for an adoption hearing. Your stay in Russia may range from 10 to 14 days. You can either stay with a Russian family who will offer you meals or in a hotel. We will make all the necessary arrangements for you, whatever your choice is. In addition to being accompanied by a coordinator in the region where the orphanage is located and in Moscow, you will also have an interpreter and a car with a driver.
Adoption is finalized in Russia .
The Russian government requires that you notarize your dossier and also apostille it at the Office of the Secretary of State. Russian Adoption Facilitation Service will translate and legalize your dossier for you. RAFS has many available infants, toddlers and older children who have been released from the National Data Bank and who are available for your immediate consideration for international adoption.