A Ukrainian delegation was in the United States during the week of November 12. Background on this delegation and my information sources are here.

I missed this tidbit of information...

The SDA will start taking new dossiers in Jan 2007. This will probably be after the holidays. From the US Embassy in Kyiv's holiday list.

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Here is a time line to give context to what the Ukrainian delegation said:

June 18-24, 2006: JCICS representative visited Ms Volynets, director of the SDA. She was concerned with the murder of internationally adopted children.

She was talking about Peggy... more

Here is the background on the Ukrainian Delegation in US. I am continuing from part 2 on adopting a child that a family hosted in the United States.

I mentioned the... more

Here is the background on the Ukrainian Delegation in US. I am continuing from part 1 on adopting a child that a family hosted in the United States.

Well...... If... more

Here is the background on the Ukrainian Delegation in US. Continuing on to what was said about adopting a hosted child.

The message from the Ukrainian government officials is very basic. Hosting... more

Here is the background on the Ukrainian Delegation in US. Continuing on to what was said...

Let's start with the post adoption reports. Several hundred reports... more

Well I have been away from blogging for a while... probably lost most of my regular readers except for 1 person... a old friend from high school.

Hi Jannie..

I may discuss my blog sabbatical another... more

Here are a couple of sites to help you figure out what to pack, what to see, what to buy during your Ukrainian adoption trip.

Let's start with Travel to Ukraine. I like the Cultural Norms section. There is a good description on why the Ukrainian government makes visitors buy the special medical insurance when they enter the country. It is a form of... more

This was in my mail box this morning....

There are a couple of new tidbits.... Now the dossier updates must be mailed to the SDA. And the SDA will start posting appointments to their web site.

Dear Members of the American Adoption Community Interested in Ukraine:

This information is addressed to the US prospective adoptive... more

I sent an email to the US Embassy in Kyiv on September 14 about the latest rumors.

SDA closed last 2 weeks in October Single women and men cannot adopt from Ukraine. Even if they have an approved dossier they won't be able to adopt. It will be against the law soon.

I received a reply this morning from the US Embassy.

Ukrainian... more