Many families trying to adopt from Ukraine are getting very emotionally tired. I know that I would be. Ukrainian adoption used to be more predictable for families. They could be completed from start to finish within a year. There are people waiting for an appointment who were registed in Feb 2006.

Current rumor is that the SDA will open at the end of June.

Sending everyone who is waiting a virtual hug.

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Here are some... more

Just a quick recap.... Ukrainian adoption is shut down as authority over adoption is transfered from the NAC (National Adoption Center) to the SDA (State Department on Adoption and Children's Rights). Both of these are Ukrainian government departments.

The NAC was in the Department of Education. The SDA is the in Department of Youth and Sports. All adoption processing is shut down from April 3 to May 1...... or May 3. I have seen a couple of different dates.

There is one exception to the shutdown. Anyone who started their adoption process (traveled to Ukraine... more

Ukraine's National Adoption Center (NAC) had its last day of operation on March 31, 2006. Adoption authority in Ukraine is moving to an new government department called, "State Department on Adoption and Children's Rights". At this point it looks like this new department may start process dossiers and scheduling appointments on May 3, 2006.

NAC employees are in the process of packing and moving. However it appears they are processing families who are already in the country and have accepted their referral.

Two families blogged today, April 3 2006, that the NAC... more

Here is current news from families who are in Ukraine now.

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Wade and Julia adopted 2 children in 2003. Then they returned and adopted 2 teenagers in 2005. And now they are returning for Katya (15 years old).

They met Katya in 2003 during their first adoption and tried to adopt her in 2005, but her paperwork was lost and had to be re-filed. Katya is from the same region that my daughter is... Kharkiv.

Wade and Julia had their NAC appointment today, March... more