Russia Adoption Factsheet, Page 4
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RUSSIAN EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN THE UNITED STATES:
Embassy of the Russian Federation
2650 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: 202-298-5700
Fax: 202-298-5735
http://www.russianembassy.org/
The Russian Federation also has consulates in San Francisco, California, New York, New York, and Seattle, Washington.
U.S. IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS
Prospective adopting parents are strongly encouraged to consult U.S. CIS publication M-249, The Immigration of Adopted and Prospective Adopting Children, as well as the Department of State publication, International Adoptions. The U.S. CIS publication is available at the U.S. CIS Web site . The Department of State publication International Adoptions can be found on the Bureau of Consular Affairs Web site, http://travel.state.gov , under “International Adoptions.”
Adoptive parents are strongly encouraged to read the flyer the requirements for filing I-600 petitions for orphans adopted by U.S. citizens before completing an adoption abroad. Please see our flyer How Can Adopted Children Come to the United States at our Web site http://travel.state.gov/
APPLYING FOR A VISA FOR YOUR CHILD AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN RUSSIA: Parents are strongly advised to read the instructions for applying for an immigrant visa for an adopted child found at http://moscow.usembassy.gov/consular/wwwhci5.html .
U.S. Embassy In Russia:
As soon as prospective adopting parents arrive in Russia, they should contact the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in order to register their presence in Russia. The Consular Section is located at:
U.S. Embassy of Russia
#19/23 Novinsky Blvd.,
Moscow, Russia 123242
Tel: 728-5000 switchboard
728-5567 (orphan visas)
728-5058 (orphan visas)
Fax: 728-5247 (orphans only)
Web site : http://www.usembassy.ru/
NATURALIZATION: Under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, which became effective on February 27, 2001, orphans adopted by U.S. citizens acquire U.S. citizenship automatically when all of the following requirements have been met:
- at least one parent is a U.S. citizen;
- the child is under 18 years of age;
- there is a full and final adoption of the child; and, the child is admitted to the United States as an immigrant.
A foreign–born adopted orphan who enters the United States on an Immediate Relative (IR) –3 visa becomes a U.S. citizen upon admission. A foreign-born orphan, who enters the United States on an IR-4 visa and is adopted in a U.S. court, will become a U.S. citizen when the adoption is finalized in the United States (the child will be a legal permanent resident until then). For further information, please consult with the consular section at the U.S. Embassy or the nearest office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Additional information is available at http://travel.state.gov/family/childcitfaq.html
Credits: U.S. Department of State
