NOTICE – RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 22 December 2011
A delegation from the Department of Children & Youth Affairs and the Adoption Authority of Ireland met with officials of the Ministry of Education & Science of the Russian Federation in Moscow on 13th and 14th December 2011.
The visit took place within the context of preliminary talks on the possibility of agreeing the outlines of a future draft bilateral agreement on intercountry adoption between Ireland and the Russian Federation. The meeting was very informative and productive for both sides.
ADOPTION LAW IN IRELAND LETTER (for Russia)
Following a number of requests, the Adoption Authority has agreed to issue a letter which outlines the consequences of adoption in Ireland or the recognition of intercountry adoption by Ireland to any applicant proposing to adopt from the Russian Federation. Requests for these letters should be addressed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and should include the applicants name, address and file reference no(if known).
NOTICE- LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION
Following a number of requests, the Adoption Authority has agreed to issue a ‘Letter of Introduction’ (LOI) to any applicant proposing to adopt from a non-Hague country. Requests for LOI’s should be addressed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and should include the applicants name,address and file reference no (if known). In future, this generic letter will issue automatically with all Section 40 and all Section 63 Declarations.