Russia adoption documents (dossier)

• A letter of application to adopt;
• Home Study/Copy of Agency license/Conclusion of Home Study / Agreement;
• US CIS approval notice (I-171H or I-797);
• Copies of prospective adoptive parents' passports;
• Marriage certificate/divorce certificate (if applicable);
• State or local police clearance;
• Medical(s) report for each parent in the home, and Doctor's License;
• Financial documents: financial statement, employment verification letter, bank statements, tax forms;
• Power of Attorney for your representative in Russia;
• Parental Power of Attorney (if one parent must leave early);
• Birth Certificates;
• Evidence of place of residence;
• Parents Post Placement Agreement letter.

All of these documents should be translated into Russian and legalized (apostilled).