Dear Mary, Lana, and Carol,
Thank you for last Tuesday--my time at IAG was informative and incredibly helpful. In the abstract, I already appreciated IAG's insistence on meeting with prospective parents; now, having actually experienced those hours with you, I am even more grateful. Nothing can really substitute for the…
Hello IAG Family,
Can you believe it has been a year! OMG! On the one hand it feels like time has flown by, but on the other hand it feels like she has been a part of our lives forever.
Anyway, we are celebrating our gotcha day as a family…
These have been very trying and difficult times for all of us. Larisa recently returned from Russia. Although the negotiations between the US State Department and the Russian Authorities are still ongoing, it is her…
Orphans Without Borders calls January 27th the day of Global Action For Children's Rights to Have a Family. We invite people all over the world to support the orphans in Russia who became victims of the adoption ban.
The press secretary of President Vladimir Putin, Dmitriy Peskov, indicated today that the bi-lateral agreement will remain in effect till January, 2014.
It is with mixed emotions that I write this letter to all of those with whom I have been involved in helping them to create their forever families through IAG. Almost 17 years ago…
The Russian Federation has created new regulations requiring adoptive parents to complete pre adoption education. The educational curriculum has been established and approved by the Minister of Education. The education module consists of various topics such as understanding the developmental needs of children and how institutionalization will impact that…
As many of you know, International Assistance Group Inc. has been accreditted through The Council on Accreditation as authorized by the United States Department of State since 2/29/08. This accreditation shows that IAG is in substantial compliance with the provisions of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations,…
IAG is available to assist families in obtaining a new Russian passport for their adopted child. This service is available for families who simply wish to keep their child’s Russian passport current, or for those planning to travel to Russia. There is a fee for this service along…