Adopting from Russia - People You Can Talk To

Adopting from Russia - People You Can Talk To

On this page:
If you have already adopted.
If you haven't adopted yet & would like to talk to someone who has.

If you have already adopted

If you are willing to be contacted by someone who hasn't adopted yet, what is

Your ...
Name(s):
City:		State:
Phone:	Please provide your phone number so that if your email address stops working I can call you to find your new email. Your phone number doesn't have to be in the information sent to people asking for contacts. Would you like your phone number included when your contact information is given out? Yes No
Email:

Is it OK to quote selections of your comments directly into the website? Yes No

If you have adopted,

	would you be willing to talk to someone who hasn't adopted and wants information? Yes No

Any additional information like best time of day, when not to call, etc.:

How did you hear about AdoptingFromRussia.com?

People who haven't adopted yet sometimes ask for contacts who adopted in a particular city, adopted a child of a particular age, adopted two of a particular age range, used a certain agency, etc. The following questions will help me match you with people who are requesting contacts. Thanks!

Travel Date:

Child's age at adoption:

Child's city:

If the city isn't in the list, what is it?

From Moscow,
How do you get there?
How long does it take?
How much does it cost?
Extra info		For example, change in nearest big city XXX and then proceed to child's city. Or, travel is not from Moscow (eg to Vladivostok, travel direct from West Coast).

In this city, where did you stay?

Home Stay

Hotel:

#nights:

cost/ night ($):

Hotel contact information or comments about the home stay, hotel or city:

Total number of days spent in Russia. If two trips, please give the total number of days for both trips:

Did you adopt under the old law or new law (passed in April 2000)?

Old New

Did you make one trip or two? One Two Please don't count a trip if the 10 day wait wasn't waived and you returned home during that time.

If two trips,		When did you receive your referral? Before the first trip or from the Ministry of Education during the first trip. Other. Please specify:

Made things difficult; very unhelpful

Neutral

Very helpful

How would you rate the

Helpfulness of the Ministry of Education?

Attitude of the judge toward international adoption?

Amount of medical information and time you had with the child?

Completely inadequate

Just barely acceptable

More than could be hoped for

After the adoption, was the 10 day waiting period waived? Yes No

Additional comments:

This section works like Consumer Reports -- you say how satisfied you were with your agency and how much you spent and the results are available for the benefit of others.

The information you provide is only presented in aggregated form. Your identity is never revealed unless you agree to be a contact for people who haven't adopted yet. However, I need to be able to trace comments back to their originator. Therefore, please make sure you have supplied your email address:
Your agency feedback will not be included unless a valid email address is entered.

You can look at the Agency Info page to see how this information is presented.

What agency did you use?

If your agency isn't listed, you are the first to provide information about it. Please fill in the fields to the right. If your agency is listed, you can skip the fields to the right.		Name:
		Address:
		Phone:

Facilitator in Russia:

Please categorize your overall feeling about the agency's US operation and about the facilitator in Russia:

Agency:

What was the total amount of time from the beginning of the homestudy to adopting in Russia?

Facilitator:

Extremely dissatisfied

Neutral

Extremely
satisfied

Would you be willing to talk to people who want more information about your agency?		Yes
		No


What was your total cost, excluding air travel and souvenirs? This includes homestudy, all agency fees, all cash paid in Russia to the facilitator, all the extras you had to pay for and hotel. If you adopted two at once, please try to guestimate how much it would have been for only one child.

Comments about the agency:

Any additional comments or suggestions:

Thank you!!

If you haven't adopted yet

If you would like to talk to someone who has adopted from Russia, use this form to request some contacts.

What is your name?

Please enter the phone number and/or email address to send the contact information to:

Which form of contact do you prefer? Phone: Email:

Where are you in the process?

Do you have any idea when you'll be traveling?

If you'd like to talk with someone about a particular agency, what is the agency?

How did you hear about AdoptingFromRussia.com?

Questions, comments or suggestions:

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