FRUA is still down. I miss it so much. Like many others, I use FRUA to see how dossier submission is going... and what appointment dates have been issued.

So I have decided to volunteer to gather statistics on dossier submissions and appointment dates.

Have you completed a Ukrainian adoption? Are you in the middle of a Ukrainian adoption?

I would like to ask you some questions. I will take whatever information you are comfortable with. I will respect your privacy and will only post average statistics.

Started Adoption: Nov 2005
Dossier Completed: Jan 2006, Jan 2007
Submitted Dossier: Feb 2007
Days for dossier to be approved: 39
Appointment Date: June 2007
Adoption Completed: July 4, 2007
Nationality: American

If you are waiting to submit your dossier you could do something like:

Started Adoption: Spring 2006
Submitted Dossier: waiting to submit since December 2006
Nationality: Canadian

And I could post results like:

Average Start Time: 14 months ago
Average Wait Time to Submit dossier: 3 months
Number of families waiting to submit dossier: 50
Average Processing Time for Dossier: 35 days
Appointment Date is 4 months after dossier is approved
Average Amount of Time Adoption Takes (start to finish) 1.5 years

April 16 2007 - 5 dossiers accepted for Americans
April 23 2007 - 5 dossiers accepted for Americans

If we pool information, maybe we can see what is going on. I would love to hear from Americans, Canadians, French, Spanish, Germany, Italians, Swiss, Irish, etc..

If you are interested in participating email me at adoptukraineblog@adoptionmail.com