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Kazakhstan
Adoption Program
Children available for adoption
* Both boys and girls are available.
* Children available for adoption are infants,
toddlers, and school-aged children, as well
as older and special needs children, and represent
a variety of ethnicities including Asian, Eurasian,
and Caucasian.
* The children reside in orphanages (baby homes).
*Children are available in the following territories:
- Uralsk region;
- Ust-Kamenogorsk region;
- Almaata region;
- Astana
Eligibility requirements
* Married couples under 50 years of age are
accepted.
Process before travel
* Apply to USCIS for approval to be eligible
to adopt.
* Satisfy the laws of the state where applicant
resides.
* Complete a home study by a licensed agency
or social worker in the state where applicant
resides.
* Meet the eligibility requirements of Kazakhstan
by providing required documents for a dossier.
* All documents in dossier must be notarized.
* Alliance will assist in all aspects of the
document process including apostilles.
* It takes 6-8 months to be invited to travel
from dossier submission.
Travel requirements
* Various travel options are available.
* Parents spend time bonding and getting to
know their child before committing to adoption.
General information
about Kazakhstan
(Information taken from the CIA World Fact Book)
Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia, northwest
of China; a small portion west of the Ural River
in eastern-most Europe. Native Kazakhs, a mix
of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated
into the region in the 13th century, were rarely
united as a single nation. The area was conquered
by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan
became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the
1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands"
program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to
help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures.
This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians,
but also some other deported nationalities)
skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-Kazakhs
to outnumber natives. Independence in 1991 caused
many of these newcomers to emigrate.
Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of
all the other Central Asian states combined,
largely due to the country's vast natural resources
and a recent history of political stability.
Current issues include: developing a cohesive
national identity; expanding the development
of the country's vast energy resources and exporting
them to world markets; achieving a sustainable
economic growth; diversifying the economy outside
the oil, gas, and mining sectors; enhancing
Kazakhstan's competitiveness; and strengthening
relations with neighboring states and other
foreign powers.
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