Ukraine

There are thousands of beautiful children available for international adoption throughout Ukraine. All children available for adoption live in fair conditions in government supervised orphanages. Orphanage caregivers tend to be very warm, loving individuals who truly have the best interests of the children at heart. Ukraine children are generally grouped by age, so developmentally, they are with their peer groups.

Before becoming available for referral for international adoption, Ukraine children must be listed on a national registry for 12 months. According to Ukrainian government regulations, children that are available for adoption by foreigners range from approximately 16 months and up.

Our Ukraine team has more that ten years experience building families through adoption.

Why Adopt From Ukraine

  • Healthy children available
  • Flexible requirements
  • Short waiting time
  • Previous divorce acceptable
  • Siblings, older children, and special needs available

Requirements for Ukraine Adoptions

  • Married couples
  • Ages 24-47 may adopt
  • Must be married two years
  • Parents who already have children are welcome

Location

  • The children are in orphanages throughout Ukraine

Ukrainian Children Placed

  • Healthy children from 16 months and up
  • Only children with special needs can be placed under 16 months of age
  • Most children were abandoned at birth due to economic hardship or loss of parental rights
  • The ethnic background of most children is Caucasian
  • Adoptive families are allowed to identify the age and gender of the child they wish to adopt.
  • Sibling groups and unrelated children are available for adoption at the same time.
  • For the past 8 years, the majority of the children that have been placed with assistance of our facilitators in Ukraine have been less than 2.5 years of age.

Ukraine Adoption Procedure

  • Application to Grace International
  • Registration & Contract to Grace International
  • Home study, USCIS, and dossier preparation
  • Documents translated and sent to the NAC in Ukraine
  • NAC reviews the dossier and issues a registration number (this takes approximately one month)
  • 2-5 months after issuance of registration number family flies to Ukraine
  • Family is shown pictures and medical information on children
  • Family meets child
  • Three weeks later child is adopted
  • Most families remain in Ukraine for three weeks