Moldova is a beautiful country with rolling green hills, placid lakes and sunflower fields. It has a population of approximately 4, 44 million people of Moldovian-Romanian origin and also of Ukrainian, Russian, Gagauz, Bulgarian, Jewish and Turkish origin. Language spoken is Moldovian which is phonetically like Romanian, and Russian.

The Moldovian's religion is Orthodox. The capital is at Chisinau.
Moldova was once part of Romania but came under Russia since 1940. Then later on, it became a newly formed ex-Soviet Republic.

The children available for adoption from Republic of Moldova are of Caucasian or Gypsy heritage with blond, brown or black hair. Healthy and special needs children from Republic of Moldova are available for adoption after age 3, rarely under age 3 and sibling groups are also available.

Republic of Moldova accepts large and small families and only married couples. Adoptive parents' age must be 25 to 50. Republic of Moldova requires two trips after parents accepted the referral but only one parent travel is accepted.

Referrals are available for families with a completed dossier that was registered with the Moldovian Adoption Commission. Within 2 to 4 month the dossier will be approved by the Commission and then forwarded to the Local County Direction of Education. The County Inspector for Child Protection together with the Director of the Orphanage and the Physician will find a child to match with the families requests. All medical information they have, family background, photograph or video tape (if possible) of the child will be provided to the adoptive parents. If the adoptive parents agree with the referral the Moldovian Adoption Committee will invite the parents to travel. Only one parent can travel. The first trip is for about 3-4 days and the second trip is approximately 3-4 weeks later and is about 5-6 days long, after which parents may come home with their child.

All American families adopting children from Republic of Moldova must schedule an appointment with the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau, after the adoption is completed, for a pre-immigration approval interview and then will proceed with the appointment at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest , Romania for the final immigration procedures. The adoptive family and their child will fly home from Bucharest , Romania .

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