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The Canadian C.I.S. Friendship
Exchange Society is a non-profit society that
conducts student exchanges with Russia and
Kazakhstan, provides aid to orphanages in Russia
and Kazakhstan and works in partnership with
licensed B.C. adoption agencies assisting
families with the adoption of Russian and
Kazakhstan orphans. We are not an adoption agency.
We do not prepare home studies, make proposals or
prepare post-placement reports.
The Canadian C.I.S. Friendship Society:
- Provides you with a list of required documents
needed to adopt a child from Russia
- Completes the translations and legalization of
your documents.
- Delivers your documents to the proper
authorities in Russia and Kazakhstan.
- Works as a liaison between the Russia/Kazakhstan
authorities, the B.C. licensed agencies and the
parents.
- Arranges with our coordinator for your stay in
Russia and /or Kazakhstan including driver, and
home-stay.
- Arranges for the medical to be complete on your
proposed child.
- Complete all documentation at the Canadian
Embassy in Moscow.
Background Information:
Canadian CIS Friendship Exchange Society was
founded in 1989 for the purpose of arranging
student exchanges between Canada and the Soviet
Union. Since then, the Society has expanded its
activities to also facilitate the adoption of
orphaned children in the CIS by Canadian parents
and to provide humanitarian aid to orphanages in
Russia and Kazakhstan.
The Society is non-profit (registered in British
Columbia) and non-commercial; all directors and
members volunteer their time and expertise.
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