Independent adoption from Ukraine

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Q. I just started with a home study for my Ukraine adoption and I found out that the Social Worker License expires in about six months. Agency license will stay valid for more than a year. Shall I resubmit new SW-license or should I find another Social Worker?

A. You do not need to submit SW-License if your home study is prepared by an agency.
"Aliens who wish to adopt a child who is a national of Ukraine and resides in its territory shall file a written application with the Center for the Adoption of Children.In addition aliens shall add to the application opinion issued by the competent authority of the State of residence, such an opinion confirming the possibility for them to be adopters and indicating their living and household conditions, biography, composition of the family, availability of their own children, and other details. Whenever non-public authority provides the opinion, the latter should be supported with a copy of license, which authorizes this authority to deal with adoption matters;" (Abstract from The Resolution 1377 ).
In your case "the authority" is your Ukraine adoption agency. You are supposed to submit the agency license. Not SW-license. Also, I would advise you not waist any time with Ukrainian adoption. It's one of the key factors to success. The earlier you submit the documents, the better you are.

Q. We are in process of adopting a child from Ukraine independently. Could you translate required for adoption documents into Ukrainian (like Home Study, etc.)? How much does it costs?

A. Yes, we can translate your documents. Our price is $900 for standard dossier prepared under our guidance. We have to see your documents before we can give you a quote for translation. Sometimes, people include unnecessary pages like medical laboratory tests, or total Income Tax Return, or extra pages from police clearance letters, etc. In those situations we advise to exclude unnecessary papers, or charge extra for their translation. You can either fax your documents to us or e-mail their scans. We require a 30% deposit of total amount by check before we proceed. Regular processing time for complete dossier translation into Ukrainian language is two weeks. All translations will be performed in Ukraine by native Ukrainian speaking professional translators that have extensive experience in translation of adoption dossiers from the United States.

Q. Is your translation good enough to be included in my dossier that I am going to mail to NAC in Kiyv?

A. Our translations are among the best in business. They are accurate and meet the highest professional standards.

Q. Will NAC accept your translation of dossier as a valid translation?

A.We guarantee acceptance of our translations. Have absolutely no doubt about that.

Q. Will your translations be somehow notarized?

A. Translations will be certified by Ukrainian notary consistent with requirements of Ukrainian Law.

In addition to translation of your paperwork, we will review your documents and, if necessary, advice you to request our review report with detailed instructions on recommended changes in order to prepare error-free dossier to be submitted to AC in Kiev.