U.S. embassy in Ukraine
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As soon as prospective adopting parents arrive in Ukraine , they should contact the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in order to register their presence in Ukraine . The Consulate Section is located at:
Consular Section
U.S. Embassy
6 Pymonenko St.
Kiev . Ukraine
Telephone: (380)-44-490-4422/4000.
Fax: (380)-44-236-4892.
Email: adoptionskiev@state.gov
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://www.travel.state.gov/family/childcit.html
Additional Information : 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”
Questions : General questions regarding international adoption may be addressed to the Office of Children's Issues, U.S. Department of State, CA/OCS/CI, 2201 C Street, NW , Washington , D.C. 20520-4818 , toll-free Tel: 1-888-404-4747.