The purpose of the first visit is to submit your documents to the Russian Federation and given a referral for the child as well as spend time with the child and meet with the child's physician. The purpose of the second visit is to finalize your adoption in the Russian courts and bring your child home. Although traveling twice can cost more, we feel the benefits of learning about your child's culture by visiting the country two times far outweighs any financial inconvenience. The first visit is 2-3 days in length. The second visit is at least a week.
Some adoptive parents choose to spend more time at either or both visits for sightseeing.
You will stay in the region of Ivonova, in the home of our Russian liason. Our Russian liason will escort you the entire time you are in Russia and will arrange for drivers, etc. Yes, please see the Russia Program fees page for more detailed information on fees. Please see the Russia Program fees page of our web site for this information. The ages of children waiting to be adopted ranges from 9 months to 14 years.