Please see our section on adoptions from the united states for more information on the process for adopting a child from the united states.
Adopt indian baby in usa.
Our experienced caring india adoption team will provide personal attention to every detail of your adoption as we walk you through the entire procedure to adopt a child in india.
Married applicants with combined ages under 89 years at time of children s home application submission parts 1 and 2 can adopt children from infancy to 47 months of age.
If you are unmarried you must be at least 25 years old.
Immigration requirements for prospective adoptive parents india has the following adoption eligibility requirements.
We urge prospective adoptive parents to consult with india s central authority the central adoption resource authority cara to determine for its determination as to whether it considers your adoption to be subject to the convention.
The details of these india adoption requirements are listed below and will help to determine if your family qualifies to adopt a child from india.
In addition to the uscis u s.
Non resident indians nri residing in the usa receive priority and may apply for young non special needs children.
You must meet certain requirements to bring a foreign born child whom you ve adopted to the united states.
The india adoption program is stable with a long reputation of placing children.
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Every resident indian prospective adoptive parent pap who intends to adopt a child shall register online in child adoption resource information and guidance system by filling up the application form as provided in schedule 5 and uploading the relevant documentsread read more role of.
You must be a u s.
Some of the basic requirements include the following.
Adoptions to the united states from india and from the united states to india are possible.
America world is a hague accredited adoption agency in india and currently has children in india in need of forever families.
While there is no specific data available on indian american adoptions within the u s state department data shows that out of the 194 children adopted from india in 2016 four adoptions were finalized within the u s while the others were completed in india.
Once combined ages reach 90 years applicants must be open to adopting an older child 48 to 95 months 4 to 8 years of age.
Special consideration is given to individuals of indian heritage.
Most of the children adopted were younger than 2 the data shows.
