Russia

Russian Adoption

Lutheran Social Services has been working on the behalf of finding a forever family for Russian children since the early 1990s.  Since that time, LSS became one of the first adoption agencies to receive Russian accreditation to facilitate international adoptions within Russia. 

Under our accreditation, LSS has placed over 800 children and continues to work in over 17 regions throughout Russia.

Through the efforts of our LSS team members in Wisconsin and in Russia, LSS has been committed to finding loving, nurturing and safe forever family homes for all ages of children in Russia. 

Eligibility Criteria

• This program requires families who are flexible since procedures vary and change frequently.
• If adopting two children, family must be open to 0-5 years.
• Adoptive parents must be open to a child of either gender.
• Married or single women applicants are eligible to adopt through this program.
• Age requirements are flexible - over age 50 on a case-by-case basis.
• There are no limits on the number of children already in the adopting family.
• There is no requirement for the adopting parents' length of marriage or regarding a previous divorce.
• Two trips 10-14 days each requiring both adopting parents to travel. (A 10 day wait may be enforced during second trip.)

For more information please click here.

Children Available

• Infants over 12 months of age, toddlers and older children are available for adoption.  In order to adopt a sibling set, the adoptive family must be open to 0-5 years of age.  In Russia, two unrelated children may be adopted together.
• Birth parents have either terminated their parental rights or abandoned their child at the maternity hospital.
• Brief medical and family history may be available at time of acceptance.
• Developmental delays as well as malnutrition should be anticipated due to institutionalized care.

To see our Russian certification please click here.