AAI Reaccreditation Status in Russia
February 19, 2007
Since receiving reaccreditation on March 1, 2006, AAI’s Russia program has been growing on a monthly basis reaching its peak in December 2006 with a record number of twenty-one children coming home.
We’re working steadily on becoming reaccredited in Russia once again, and our reaccreditation documents are currently being reviewed by four different Russian ministries. Although we believe that our license will be renewed without difficulties due to our present status in Russia, it is impossible to project the length of the reaccreditation process. We do understand, however, that it would be highly unlikely for any agency to have their license renewed by March 1, 2007.
It is probable that during the period of time when our license is inactive, we will not be able to register new clients in a specific region. They will be registered right after our new license is issued. Active clients with initial packets registered in a specific region and/or who have had their first trip will not likely be affected by this gap in accreditation. We realize that individual officials and judges may decide to place some cases on hold.
To learn more about the Russia reaccreditation process, please visit our Russia Reaccreditation page.
Questions? Contact Alla Goncharova, Russia program director, at 616.667.0921.
