We would like to update you on the situation in Ukraine.
On December 18, 2007 the Ministry for Family, Youth and Sports issued Decree # 4939 approving the number of new adoption dossiers from foreign citizens that can be accepted by the Ukrainian State Department for Adoption and Protection of the Rights of the Child ( SDAPRC ) during calendar year 2008.

According to this Decree, the total number of the dossiers that can be accepted from all foreign citizens during calendar year 2008 is 1,453 dossiers. This number is a grand total and will not be subdivided by country or by specific categories of children.

We would like to update you on the situation in Georgia. On January 5th, there were Presidential Elections. The previous President has been re-elected for the next term. Georgia will remain a country that is respectful to citizens of the U.S. This shows that there will be no drastic changes in Georgia and that international adoption will be unaffected.

The Georgian adoption center is ready for registration of new prospective parents.

In 2007 the timeline for the annual Post Placement Report on the adopted child has been changed. This applies to all adoptive families regardless of when they adopted from Ukraine. Parents must send a report once a year until the child reaches 18 years of age. This was ordered by the Ministry of Ukraine of Family, Youths and Sports 05/02/2007 # 313.