Russian Federation

Hague status: Not a Hague Convention member

Residency requirements:
There are no residency requirements for intercountry adoptions from Russia. Prospective adoptive parents will have to come to Russia twice during the adoption process.

Age requirements:
For single persons who wish to adopt, there must be a 16 year age difference between the prospective parent and the prospective child. There are no age requirements for married couples.

Marriage requirement:
Both married couples and single persons may adopt. Single persons must be at least 16 years older than the adoptive child.

Other requirement:
Russia has some medical requirements for prospective adoptive parents. Prospective adoptive parents should consult their adoption agencies concerning medical conditions. Some disqualifying conditions include tuberculosis (active and chronic), illness of the internal organs and nervous system, dysfunction of the limbs, infectious diseases, drug and alcohol addictions, psychiatric disorders, and any disability preventing the person from working.

Organization	Link	Country	From	To
Boris Yeltsin	President of	Russian Federation	1991-07-10	1999-12-31
Embassy of the Russian Federation in the United States of America	Embassy of	Russian Federation
Ministry of Education in the Russian Federation	Central authority of	Russian Federation
U.S Embassy in Moscow	Embassy in	Russian Federation

Organization	From	To
A La Croisée des Chemins asbl
A Love Beyond Borders
Adoption Associates, Inc.
Adoption Center of Washington
Adoption International Program, Inc. (AIP)
Adoptions Together
Alaska International Adoption Agency
Alliance for Children, Inc. (MA)
America World Adoption Association
Asociación de Ayuda a los Niños del Mundo (AAIM)
Associazione Ariete - onlus
Bethany Christian Services
Carolina Adoption Services
Children's Home Society & Family Services, Minnesota (CHSFS)
Children's Hope International (CHI)	1996-00-00
Christian World Adoption (CWA)	1994-01-01
Cradle of Hope Adoption Center (CHAC or COH)
Creative Adoptions, Inc.
Dmitry Fasolyak
Enfance Avenir
EuroAsian Adoption Consultants of Illinois Inc.
European Adoption Consultants (EAC)
Faith International Adoptions
Families Thru International Adoption (FTIA)
Families Thru International Adoption (FTIA) - Kansas	1997-01-01
Focus on Children Utah
Focus on Children, Wyoming branch
Gladney Center for Adoption
Global Adoption Services, Inc.
Grace International Adoption Agency
Hand in Hand International Adoptions
Hands Across the Water
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Life Adoption Services
MAPS (Maine Adoption Placement Services)
Medecins du Monde	2009-03-01
Mission of T.E.A.R.S.
Nightlight Christian Adoption		2009-07-01
Reaching Out Thru International Adoption (ROTIA)
The Cradle
The Florence Crittenton League Adoption Agency
Wide Horizons for Children (WHFC)
Yunona USA

Organization	From	To
A Helping Hand Adoption Agency
Adopt International and Domestic Services (CA)
Adoption Ark
Adoption Miracle International, Inc.
Adoption of Babies and Children, Inc.		2009-00-00
Adoption Options, Inc. (CA)
Bal Jagat, Children's World inc.
Bay Area Adoption Services
Catholic Charities of Baltimore
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Catholic Social Services (Diocese of Fall River)
Family Creations, Inc
God's Families International Adoption Services
Heart to Heart Adoption Service, Inc.
International Christian Adoptions
KidsFirst International Adoption, Inc.
Loving Stork Charities Foundation
Lutheran Community Services of Southern New England, Inc.
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois	2006-07-01	2007-06-30
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois	2007-07-01	2008-06-30
Nightlight Christian Adoption		2009-07-01
One World Adoption Services		2009-01-01
Partners for Adoption
Sunny Ridge Family Center
Villa Hope International Adoption

Organization	From	To
Orson Mozes	1994-01-01
Paul Singer

Organization	State/Province	City
Adoption Associates, Inc. Representative Office in Russia		St.Petersburg

Organization	State/Province	City
Hortus Ltd. (Oleg Klimkovski)	Moscow (City)	Moscow

Organization	State/Province	City
U.S Embassy in Moscow	Moscow (Province)	Moscow

Organization	State/Province	City
Ministry of Education in the Russian Federation	Moscow (Province)	Moscow

Organization	State/Province	City
Russian leg of congressional trip to Romania	Moscow (Province)	Moscow

Organization	Province	City
Boy in foster care in Kotovo, Russia	Volgograd	Kotovo
Gleb Ageyev (Aleksey)	Moscow (Province)	Korobov
Rashid, boy adopted by Robert and Tracy Lynn Beatty		Moscow

Report	Date
Russia - misc child trafficking articles case	1994-11-23
Russia - Maria Bednova	1999-01-01
Russia - Nadezhda Fratti case	2001-01-01
Russia - Yunona: Ivan Jerdev and Vladimir Jerdev case	2006-01-24

Document	Date
Russian region completely bans foreign adoptions	2013-09-25
Governments call on U.S. to track foreign adoptees	2013-09-13
Congressional letter to President Obama about Russian adoption ban (May 2013)	2013-05-31
Painful Lessons from Romania’s Decade-Old Adoption Ban	2013-03-15
More ‘Troubled’ Adoptions in US Come from Russia, Say Experts	2013-02-23
TFR promises to punish those responsible for the deaths of Americans orphans from Russia	2013-02-21
Alert: Russian Supreme Court Letter on Implementation of Federal Law No. 272-FZ	2013-01-24
Alert: Families, Agencies Report Difficulties in Completing Russian Adoptions	2013-01-11
Alert: Legislation to Ban Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families	2013-01-03
Bans children make not happy	2012-12-27
Magnitsky List Counterpart to Stress Adoption Deaths	2012-12-11
Moscow calls to suspend adoption of Russian children by US citizens	2012-02-11
U.S., Kremlin Reach Deal to Monitor Adoptions	2011-07-12
Supply and Demand: The Landscape	2010-11-01
Cases of abuse of foster (and adoptive) children in Russia	2009-09-01
Adoptions from Russia losing popularity in the US – official	2009-07-27
JCICS: Russia Round Table Notes	2005-09-24
Orphans, Violence in the Family, Homeless children, Handicapped children, Children-Prisoners	2004-10-19
An interview with Orson Mozes, the heart in International Adoptions	2004-05-20
Kidsave: Adoption by 'tryout'	2001-06-20
Russian children feel emotional hunger	1999-01-01
Some say, `Let them die in Russia'	1999-01-01
Illegal adoptions: investigation into Hamburg-based organization