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AVAILABILITY OF CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION

Recent U.S. immigrant visa statistics reflect the following pattern for visa issuance to orphans (IR-3 and IR-4 combined):*

*Immediate Relative (IR)-3 visas are issued to orphans adopted in Ukraine. IR-4 visas are issued to orphans adopted or re-adopted in the United States.
The visa requirements and paperwork are substantially the same.

Ukrainian children who have been registered with the Kyiv-based State Department for Adoptions and Protection of Rights of the Child for one year are available for international adoption. The one-year waiting requirement may be waived only if children suffer from a disease listed with the Ministry of Public Health Protection.

Disease Code according to the International Statistic Disease Classification, Version MKX-10

Name of the disease

Characteristics of the clinical course of the disease and functional condition of organs and systems

 

C00-C97

Malignant tumor (neoplasm)

Localized or systemic process of middle and high degree malignancy. All solid malignant tumors of the II-IV stages.

 

Q64.1

Extrophy of the bladder

Passive or active incontinence of urine

 

Q71.0, Q71.1,
Q71.3, Q72.0,
Q72.1, Q72.2,
Q72.3, Q73.0

Congenital absence of extremity or its part.

Anatomic defect

 

Q11

Anophthalmus

Anatomic defect

 

Q16.0, Q16.1

Congenital absence of auricular floor.
Congenital absence, atresia and structure of the external acoustic (hearing) canal.

Anatomic defect

 

Q74.3

Congenital multiple arthrogryposis

Anatomic anomaly of joints

 

Q90

Down Syndrome

Chromosomal disorder

Q91

Edwards syndrome and Patau syndrome

Chromosomal  disorder

Â21.3

Disease caused by HIV with appearance of other malignant tumors  of  lymphatic , blood and other tissues

Diagnosis confirmed by lab tests, with clinical manifestations of the disease

Â21.7

Disease, caused by HIV, with multiple malignant tumors

Diagnosis confirmed by lab tests, with clinical manifestations of the disease

Å10

Insulin-dependent diabetes

Diagnosis confirmed by lab tests, clinical manifestations of the disease

According to the State Department for Adoptions and Protection of Rights of the Child, only 8% of all adoptable Ukrainian children are under seven years old and relatively healthy.

Adopting parents who have registered with the SDAPRC may receive information about adoptable children only after they receive an invitation from the SDAPRC to travel to Ukraine. Under Ukrainian law, Ukrainian officials may not disclose information on adoptable children to agencies or other private citizens

 


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