LNI has placed Russian orphans since 1994. Russia may revise their adoption procedures. Thus the process described below is subject to change.
Siblings also become available.
Single women or couples married at least one year qualify. To adopt a baby under one year, orphanage directors and judges prefer that applicants are between 25 and 45 years old. Applicants between 45 and 50 are eligible to adopt children between one and eight years old. An orphan is referred about two to three months after the approved prospective adoptive parents submit their dossier of original documents. The referral information includes a medical history, social history and video.