The Russian government doesn charge a fee for adoptions, so where does all my money go that I pay to AIA Agency?
A. AIA is a service business and the fees paid are for overhead, salaries, and other expenses of operating the agency, and for providing the various services such as translations, advice and assistance, and other matters as set forth in our contracts with our clients. Adoption procedures in Russia are a legal procedure, just as in the United States or any other country. It requires preparation and a lot of legwork, and a court proceeding, and then finalization of the adoption. Russia is a country with strong bureaucratic procedures, and requires lots of paperwork to be moved before your file will end up in the court so your case can be scheduled.
