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

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

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