Kazakhstan

Hague status: Not a Hague Convention member

Residency requirements:
The prospective adoptive parents must reside with the child at the child’s habitual residence for a minimum of 14 days prior to the adoption. This pre-adoption bonding period cannot be waived.

Age requirements:
There are no age requirements other than an unmarried prospective adoptive parent must be at least 16 years older than the child. Prospective adoptive parents over 60 years of age have found it difficult to adopt.

Marriage requirement:
Prospective adoptive parents can be single or married, however, some unmarried prospective parents have found it difficult to adopt.

Income requirement:
While there are no official income requirements, the prospective adoptive parents are required to show proof of their ability to support the adopted child.

Organization	From	To
Yunona USA
Yakov Dvoretsky aka Jakov Dvoretskiy
Williams International Adoptions
Wide Horizons for Children (WHFC)
Wasatch International Adoption
Nightlight Christian Adoption
MAPS (Maine Adoption Placement Services)
Loving Stork Charities Foundation
Lee Slater Adoption Services of Honolulu
Larisa asbl
KidsFirst International Adoption, Inc.
International Christian Adoptions
International Adoption Guides (IAG of SC)
Het Kleine Mirakel
Good Hope Adoption Agency
God's Families International Adoption Services
Focus on Children Utah
Family Adoption Consultants
European Adoption Consultants (EAC)
EuroAsian Adoption Consultants of Illinois Inc.
Chrysalis House, Inc.
Children's Hope International (CHI)	2003-00-00
Child Adoption Associates Inc.
Americans Adopting Orphans
America World Adoption Association
Alliance for Children, Inc. (MA)
Adoption Miracle International, Inc.
Adoption International Program, Inc. (AIP)
Adoption Center of Washington		2008-03-21
Adoption Ark
A Love Beyond Borders
A La Croisée des Chemins asbl
A Helping Hand Adoption Agency

Organization	From	To
Sunny Ridge Family Center
Partners for Adoption
One World Adoption Services
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois	2007-07-01	2008-06-30
International Child Foundation
Heartsent Adoptions, Inc.
Bay Area Adoption Services
American Adoptions
Adoption Options, Inc. (CA)
Adoption International Program, Inc. (AIP)
Adoption Horizons (CA)
Adoption Alliance (CO)

Document	Date
Charges against adoption agency head	2008-04-16
Adoption scam leaves couples financially, emotionally scarred	2007-09-10
Linking to Kazakstan	2001-07-07