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Residents of AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA,
IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND,
NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA,
VI, VT, WV, WI please refer to:
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Consular Section, Embassy of Armenia to the United
States
2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 319-2983; Fax: (202) 319-8330
E-mail: armconsul@speakeasy.net
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Residents of AK, AS, AZ, CA, CM, CO, GU, HI,
ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY please refer to:
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Consulate General of Armenia in California
50 North La Cienega Blvd., Suite 210, Beverly
Hills, CA 90211
Tel: (310) 657-6102; Fax: (310) 657-419
E-mail: armconla@aol.com
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To
apply for permission to adopt orphaned children from Armenia,
send, via any registered mail with a tracking number, the following
documents to the Embassy or Consulate General:
1.
Letter in the name of H.E. Andranik Markarian, Prime
Minister of the Republic of Armenia, requesting the adoption
of an orphaned child/children from Armenia,
signed by both spouses.
2.
A photocopy of passport (for both spouses).
3.
²Notice of Favorable Disposition Concerning Application
for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition,Ó issued by the US
Immigration and Naturalization Service.
4.
A Home Study, performed by a local adoption agency
5.
Description of personal residence along with the information
on the members of the family (photographs may also be included).
6.
A letter from your place of employment verifying your
position and salary (if applicable).
7.
At least three letters of recommendation from your place
of employment and/or from leaders in the community.
8.
Last three years tax return forms from IRS.
9.
Detailed letter from a Certified Public Accountant on
the financial status and solvency of the applicant (s).
10.
Health status reports from a physician (for both spouses).
11.
A copy of
the marriage certificate, if married. If applicant is divorced
or widowed, please provide a copy of the divorce agreement or
spouseØs death certificate.
12.
If a child/children
is not chosen at the moment, state the age, sex and number of
children you wish to adopt (may be included at the letter to
Prime Minister).
13.
A power-of-attorney (if the file could not be submitted
to the Government Adoption Committee of the Republic of Armenia
in person to start the process)
14.
Money order or check payable to the Embassy or Consulate
General of Armenia for the verification of translation of
the aforementioned documents into Eastern Armenian ($40.00
for each page of each document to be verified).
NOTES:
1.
All documents must be translated into Eastern Armenian.
The applicants are responsible for the arrangement of
translation
themselves.
2.
All above documents must be separately legalized with
an APOSTILLE (simplified certification by the Secretary
of State in your state of residence), according to the provisions
of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, and submitted together
as one file.
3.
The processing time at the Embassy or Consulate General
of Armenia is approximately 7 business days.
4.
The paperwork verified by the Embassy or Consulate General
of Armenia must be submitted in person or through an authorized
person to the Government Adoption Committee of the Republic
of Armenia (address: Republic Square, Government Building 1,
Yerevan, Armenia, tel. (374-1) 52-25-70).
5.
The Governmental Adoption Committee of the Republic of
Armenia in some cases may require other related documents.
6.
The paperwork is valid for one year after the certification
at the Embassy or the Consulate General.
7.
The applicants must appear in person to the Government
Adoption Committee at the final phase of the adoption process.
8.
The Government of the Republic of Armenia considers each
case individually. The submission of the complete paperwork
does not necessarily guarantee that the application will be
approved.
9.
Processing time, requirements and fees are subject to
change without notice.
10.
Please include in your original shipment a prepaid return
envelope of any registered mail with a tracking number or a
separate money order or check payable to the Embassy
or Consulate General of Armenia in the amount of US$15.00, if
overnight FedEx¸Express
service is requested.
11.
We regret for not being able to assume any responsibility
for documents while in delivery by mail.
12.
US$30.00 will be assessed for any checks returned as
unpaid.
For
additional information please call at the above-mentioned telephone
numbers 9.30a.m. ° 6p.m. Monday through Friday or send an electronic
request.
