MOJ Bulgaria Referral Information

This information is based on the referrals issued in the last 40 IAC sessions (IAC 299 through IAC 340 with IAC 317 never published). The data does not include the referrals of 8 sibling groups whose ages fell into different categories nor the referrals of identified waiting children whose profiles were published on the MOJ website.  Referral waits are calculated from the month of dossier registration to the month of the referral being issued.

Healthy Children Aged 0-36 Months at the Time of Referral

Total referrals: 19
Average wait time: 53.8 months
Shortest wait time: 50 months
Longest wait time: 59 months
Trend: wait times are generally getting longer

Healthy Children Aged 37-72 Months at the Time of Referral

Total referrals: 22
Average wait time: 52.9 months
Shortest wait time: 45 months
Longest wait time: 61 months
Trend: wait times are generally getting longer

*Based on this data increasing age parameters to 72 months for a healthy child currently does not shorten average referral wait times.

Children with Special Needs Aged 0-36 Months at the Time of Referral

Total referrals: 86
Average wait time: 25.6 months
Shortest wait time: 0 months - referral issued the same month the dossier was registered
Longest wait time: 57 months
Trend: wait times greatly depend on special needs parameters

Children with Special Needs Aged 37-72 Months at the Time of Referral

Total referrals: 27
Average wait time: 34.4 months
Shortest wait time: 4 months
Longest wait time: 56 months
Trend: wait times greatly depend on special needs parameters

*Based on this data, wait times for children with a broad array of special needs vary widely based on a family's parameters in this area.  A child's age only seems to have a minor impact on wait times, shortening them an average of 9 months.