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Hague Convention Information

Belarus is party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Intercountry adoption processing in Hague countries is done in accordance with the requirements of the Convention; the U.S. implementing legislation, the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (IAA); and the IAA’s implementing regulations, as well as the implementing legislation and regulations of Belarus.

PLEASE NOTE: The Government of Belarus has not processed any U.S. adoptions of Belarusian children since October 2004. The Government of Belarus changed its adoption procedures between 2004 and 2005, requiring an agreement of cooperation between the central authorities of a foreign state and the Republic of Belarus. The United States and Belarus have not entered into such agreement.

U.S. citizen prospective adoptive parents living in Belarus who would like to adopt a child from the United States or from a third country should contact Belarus’ Central Authority.

Please visit the Department’s Country Specific Information for more information on travelling to Belarus and the U.S. Embassy in Minsk website: minsk.usembassy.gov/ for information on consular services.

Who Can Adopt

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Residency

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Age of Adopting Parents

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Marriage

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Income

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Other

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Who Can Be Adopted

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How to Adopt

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Adoption Authority

Belarus’ Adoption Authority

Belarusian National Adoption Center of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.

The Process

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Traveling Abroad

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After Adoption

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Contact Information

U.S. Embassy in Belarus

46 Starovilenskaya St Minsk, Belarus 220002 Tel: 375 – 17-2101283 Fax: 375 – 17-2177160 Email: ConsularMinsk@state.gov

Belarus’s Adoption Authority

Belarusian National Adoption Center Ms. Natalia Pospelova, Director Platonova Str. 22, 11 th Floor Minsk, BELARUS Tel: 375 – 17-232-6701 Fax: 375 – 17-231-0617 Email: 7651042@tut.by

Embassy of Belarus

1619 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 Tel: (202) 986-1606 fax: (202) 986-1805 Email: usa.mfa.gov.by/en/feedback/ Internet: [usa.mfa.gov.by/ Embassy of Belarus]

Belarus also has a Consulate at its UN Mission in New York.

Office of Children’s Issues

U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, N.W. SA-29 Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: 1-888-407-4747 Email: AdoptionUSCA@state.gov

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

For questions about immigration procedures: National Customer Service Center (NCSC) Tel: 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833)

For questions about filing a Form I-800A or I-800 petition: National Benefits Center Tel: 1-877-424-8374 (toll free); 1-816-251-2770 (local) Email: NBC.Adoptions@DHS.gov

SOURCE

Intercountry Adoption, Bureau of Consular Affairs. U.S. Department of State Country Information[1]

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-Belarus is party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption ([http://adoption.state.gov/hague_convention/overview.php Hague Adoption Convention]). Intercountry adoption processing in Hague countries is done in accordance with the requirements of the Convention; the U.S. implementing legislation, the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (IAA); and the IAA’s implementing regulations, as well as the implementing legislation and regulations of Belarus.
+Belarus is party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry [[Adoption]] ([http://adoption.state.gov/hague_convention/overview.php Hague Adoption Convention]). Intercountry [[adoption]] processing in Hague countries is done in accordance with the requirements of the Convention; the U.S. implementing legislation, the Intercountry [[Adoption]] Act of 2000 (IAA); and the IAA’s implementing regulations, as well as the implementing legislation and regulations of Belarus.
-'''PLEASE NOTE: The Government of Belarus has not processed any U.S. adoptions of Belarusian children since October 2004. The Government of Belarus changed its adoption procedures between 2004 and 2005, requiring an agreement of cooperation between the central authorities of a foreign state and the Republic of Belarus. The United States and Belarus have not entered into such agreement.'''
+'''PLEASE NOTE: The Government of Belarus has not processed any U.S. adoptions of Belarusian children since October 2004. The Government of Belarus changed its [[adoption]] procedures between 2004 and 2005, requiring an agreement of cooperation between the central authorities of a foreign state and the Republic of Belarus. The United States and Belarus have not entered into such agreement.'''
-U.S. citizen prospective adoptive parents living in Belarus who would like to adopt a child from the United States or from a third country should contact Belarus’ Central Authority.
+U.S. citizen prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] living in Belarus who would like to adopt a child from the United States or from a third country should contact Belarus’ Central Authority.
 Please visit the Department’s [http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country.html Country Specific Information] for more information on travelling to Belarus and the U.S. Embassy in Minsk website: minsk.usembassy.gov/ for information on consular services.
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 ==    Adoption Authority==
-'''Belarus’ Adoption Authority'''
+'''Belarus’ [[Adoption]] Authority'''
-Belarusian National Adoption Center of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.
+Belarusian National [[Adoption]] Center of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.
 ==The Process==
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-'''Belarus’s Adoption Authority'''
+'''Belarus’s [[Adoption]] Authority'''
-Belarusian National Adoption Center
+Belarusian National [[Adoption]] Center
 Ms. Natalia Pospelova, Director
 Platonova Str. 22, 11 th Floor
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 '''Embassy of Belarus'''
-New Hampshire Avenue, NW
+[[New Hampshire]] Avenue, NW
-Washington, D.C. 20009
+[[Washington]], D.C. 20009
 Tel: (202) 986-1606
 fax: (202) 986-1805
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-''Belarus also has a Consulate at its UN Mission in New York.''
+''Belarus also has a Consulate at its UN Mission in [[New York]].''
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 C Street, N.W.
 SA-29
-Washington, D.C. 20520
+[[Washington]], D.C. 20520
 Tel: 1-888-407-4747
 Email: AdoptionUSCA@state.gov
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 ==SOURCE==
-'''Intercountry Adoption, Bureau of Consular Affairs.  U.S. Department of State Country Information'''[http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_info.php?country-select=belarus]
+'''Intercountry [[Adoption]], Bureau of Consular Affairs.  U.S. Department of State Country Information'''[http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_info.php?country-select=belarus]
 [[Category: International Adoption]]

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