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International Adoptions in Russia

Useful Information

Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C.:
Consular Division, Embassy of the Russian Federation,
1825 Phelps Place, N.W.
Washington D.C., 2008 USA
tel. 202-939-8913 /07
fax 202-483-7579 /8909

http://www.russianembassy.org/

Russia also has Consulates in New York, Houston, San Francisco, and Seattle.

U.S. Embassy in Russia:
#21, Novinskiy boulevard,
Moscow, Russa, 123242
728-5000 switchboard
728-5567, orphan visas
(Moscow is 8 hours ahead of Washington)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Prospective adoptive parents are strongly encouraged to consult the USCIS publication, The Immigration of Adopted and Prospective Adoptive Children, as well as the Department of State publication, International Adoptions, both available on their respective websites.

General questions regarding intercountry adoption may be addressed to the Office of Children's Issues, U.S. Department of State, CA/OCS/CI, SA-29, 4th Floor, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20520-4818 , toll-free Tel: 1-888-407-4747.

Useful information is also available from several other sources:

Telephone:

Call Center – Toll Free Hotline - For information on inter-country adoption of children, call Overseas Citizens Services at 1-888-407-4747. This number is available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). Callers who are unable to use toll-free numbers, such as those calling from overseas, may obtain information and assistance during these hours by calling 1-202-501-4444.

U.S. Department of State Visa Office - recorded information concerning immigrant visas for adopting children, (202) 663-1225.

DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services - recorded information for requesting immigrant visa application forms, 1-800-870-FORM (3676).

Internet:

Adoption Information Flyers: The Consular Affairs web site, at: http://www.adoptions.state.gov/ contains inter-country adoption information flyers like this one and the International Adoptions brochure.

Country Specific Information: The State Department has general information about hiring a foreign attorney and authenticating documents that may supplement the country-specific information provided in this flyer. In addition, the State Department publishes Country Specific Information for every country in the world, providing information such as location of the U.S. Embassy, health conditions, political situations, and crime reports. If the situation in a country poses a specific threat to the safety and security of American citizens that is not addressed in the CSI for that country, the State Department may issue a Travel Alert alerting U.S. citizens to local security situations. If conditions in a country are sufficiently serious, the State Department may issue a Travel Warning recommending that U.S. citizens avoid traveling to that country. These documents are available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov or by calling the State Department's Office of Overseas Citizen Services at (202) 647-5225.

CIS web site - http://uscis.gov/