△The adopter shall submit the following materials to the registration authority

1. Adoption agreement (self-provided)

2. Notice of adoption in China

3. Valid passport of the adopter

The original is for inspection only.

4. Two-inch bareheaded photo of the adopter (self-provided)

5. Marriage certificate of the adopter and the biological father or mother of the adoptee

The original is for inspection only. Marriage registration handled abroad shall be notarized and certified, and the full text of the certificate shall be translated into Chinese in the same format.

6. Two-inch group photo of the adopter and the adoptee (self-provided)

△The person placing out a child for adoption shall submit the following materials to the registration authority

1. A written opinion of the adoptee's biological father or mother and a notarial certificate certifying that such parent has agreed to the adoption (self-provided)

2. The household register and ID card of the person placing out the child for adoption

The original is for inspection only.

3. The ID card or proof of registered permanent residence of the adoptee

The original is for inspection only.

4. Proof of parent-child relationship between the person placing out the child for adoption and the adoptee issued by the public security authority or the notary authority

5. If the adoptee is aged 10 or more, a statement on the adoptee's agreement to the adoption shall be submitted.

6. Proof of physical examination of the adoptee (produced by an intermediary or statutory body)

7. Two-inch bareheaded photo of the adoptee (self-provided)

8. If the person placing out the child for adoption has passed away or been declared dead by a people's court, the proof materials in Items 1, 2 and 4 are not required to be provided, provided that the party who remarries shall submit the death proof of the person placing out the child for adoption (normal death proof is issued by a medical and health institution, and abnormal death proof is issued by the public security authority at the county level or above) or a judgment declaring the death issued by the people's court, the household register and ID card of the party who remarries and proof of the parent-child relationship between the party who remarries and the adoptee, and a written statement that the parents of the dead or the party declared dead do not exercise the custody priority.

The originals are for inspection only.

9. The biological father or mother shall submit an agreement signed with the local family planning commission on not violating the family planning provisions

Remarks: General requirements for application materials:

(1) If materials are incomplete or invalid, staff at the reception window will not accept the application.

(2) Photocopies shall be legible and identical to the originals.

(3) The above proof materials are valid for 6 months.

Application and acceptance

Time limit for processing: 5 working days

Review standards: The materials are complete and comply with the relevant provisions of adoption laws and regulations

Review and decision-making

Time limit for processing: 7 working days

Review standards: The materials are complete and conform to the legal form.

Issuance and delivery of the certificate

Time limit for processing: 5 working days

Certificate name: Certificate of Intercountry Adoption of the People's Republic of China

Method of delivery: Collected at the window