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Does anyone have the latest news about the adoption situation in Bulgaria? I have been reading Bulgarian news in English, trying to learn about their politics and to keep up with current events. Very interresting and sometimes difficult to understand from my not having a good understanding of their political system. The sites also have forum posting regarding the news articles. Very, very interresting.Tammy
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When I was there is January I was told that there were 750 children registered so far. I do know that there are healthy young children on the list already because I made inquiries about 2 young girls in my sons orphanage and they were healthy and therefore we could not pursue because of our large family. Have you gone and looked at the statistics of IA visas given over the last 3 years at the US embassy site? There have never been more than 250 per year given(even before the new laws).
I heard from my Bulgarian attorney that there are now 2200 kids available in the regional registries. This number exceeds the number of foreign applicants. ;) They are also saying that it is an issue with the central registry, and that it will be a couple of months until the matches start up. Of course, the country shuts down in August, so I am not expecting any matches until Septemer at best. :(
Kay
I agree Doghouse .... but after working through all of this for over a year now (homestudy, FBI fingerprints, medicals, etc) I am feeling enthused! I met with my boss this afternoon (who is an adoptive mother from Romania many years ago) and told her what was going on (she actually asks) and said that this was in her book very good news. Her niece just adopted from Russia and there were apparently many delays in that adoption also. So maybe this is all attributable (at least a little bit) to the growing pains of Eastern Europe! I don't know but I'm trying to feel good right now that this time next year I'll be taking my little boy to Easter Vigil! Dana
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Just wanted you all to know that there is another child from my son's orphanage coming home at the same time as my son on April 14th. The wait has been from July 2004 and the good news that the time between 1st visit and finalization was less than 90 days. Just thought you would like that news.
HAPPY EASTER
Kay Jarboe
I heard from my Bulgarian attorney that there are now 2200 kids available in the regional registries. This number exceeds the number of foreign applicants. ;) They are also saying that it is an issue with the central registry, and that it will be a couple of months until the matches start up. Of course, the country shuts down in August, so I am not expecting any matches until Septemer at best. :( Kay
The 2200 are the kids in the regional registry. They have not all made it to the central database, which is where the matches are made. I am using Tree of Life in Oregon. This information came from my (their) Bulgarian counterpart - Right to Have a Family.
I honestly believe there is more going on than a database issue. Perhaps is has to do with the elections in June. I do not know that for sure, just speculating. My concern is if they have stopped until after the elections, they will not really get started until September / October due to the August shutdown.
Kay
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Kay Jarboe
The 2200 are the kids in the regional registry. They have not all made it to the central database, which is where the matches are made. I am using Tree of Life in Oregon. This information came from my (their) Bulgarian counterpart - Right to Have a Family.
I honestly believe there is more going on than a database issue. Perhaps is has to do with the elections in June. I do not know that for sure, just speculating. My concern is if they have stopped until after the elections, they will not really get started until September / October due to the August shutdown.
Kay
I believe the election is for the president, who would then affect the ministers. I do not know if it would impact adoptions, it could. I do not mean to cause fear here. I am speculating on everything, so please do not take what I write as anything more than that. I just have a feeling that there is more to this than a database issue. On the other hand, Bulgaian adoptions have always been pretty stable. I have to admit that I am considering switching to Russia. It is a very hard decision to make, and I have been struggling with it for over a month now.
Kay
Mom to Anna, Varna Bulgaria and waiting for #2
Kay Jarboe
I believe the election is for the president, who would then affect the ministers. I do not know if it would impact adoptions, it could. I do not mean to cause fear here. I am speculating on everything, so please do not take what I write as anything more than that. I just have a feeling that there is more to this than a database issue. On the other hand, Bulgaian adoptions have always been pretty stable. I have to admit that I am considering switching to Russia. It is a very hard decision to make, and I have been struggling with it for over a month now.
Kay
Mom to Anna, Varna Bulgaria and waiting for #2
I can imagine what a struggle that would be! If you would switch, though, would'nt you still have quite a wait? I mean from what I have heard, there is a wait sometimes of 5 or more months just to get through the review process. You could end up with a referral from Bulgaria before Russia even if fall is the first time Bulgaria starts moving, right? I do understand your feeling that the datadase issue just does'nt make sense though! I don't get it either. I really want my child home in 2005! I don't like all these unknowns! My husband just keeps telling me that we are not swithching countries and that I am trying to make sense according to how things would work here. Bulgaria is a different world from America.
Good luck Kay
Maria
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I spoke Friday with the attorney from Bulgaria who is working with the US agency I am working with. As for the database situation, the problem is that, according to the attorney, when the adoptions were regionalized the information was held in the regions (like the states). Now it is centralized and there has been some problem getting all the information into the central computers and getting the orphanages to move the information into the centralized database. The elections that are being held are for Prime Minister. The attorney is pretty confident that the current Prime Minister (who was the King of Bulgaria prior to WWII) will be returned. She doesn't think there is any threat to adoptions like Romania. She thinks the 2200 number is actually a little low and feels that the number now is a bit higher than that. She does agree that it will be the summer before we start seeing referrals probably but feels that the Vice-Minister who is over the International Adoptions Board will continue after the elections. So that is what I've gotten. Dana