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Paperwork Required to Adopt from India

The collection of documents you gather for the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is called your dossier. Listed below are the documents that need to be included in your dossier which is submitted to CARA if you adopt from India. Please do not begin gathering and/or preparing these documents until you receive our India Dossier Guide. Our guide provides detailed instructions and sample forms to ensure that all your documents are correct and acceptable to the Indian adoption officials. We will provide you our India Dossier Guide immediately upon receiving your completed Application for Adoption & Adoption Services Agreement and India Statement of Understanding.

1. Application to Adopt *
2. Home Study with Agency License and Social Worker License Attached * **
3. FTIA International License * (Provided by FTIA)
4. CARA License * (Provided by FTIA)
5. Letter of Motivation or Infertility Letter * – if applicable
6. Marriage Certificate
7. All Prior Divorce Decree(s) – if applicable
8. Birth Certificates
9. Copy of Adoption Decree(s) * – if applicable
10. Copies of Post Placement Reports * – if applicable
11. Physician’s Reports *
12. HIV Lab Reports *
13. Hepatitis B Lab Reports * – if applicable
14. Health Questionnaires *
15. Employer’s Reference Letters *
16. Declaration of Financial Status *
17. Bank Statement *
18. Deed of Home *
19. FTIA Declaration and Undertaking * (Provided by FTIA)
20. Family Declaration and Undertaking *
21. FTIA Agency Consent * (Provided by FTIA)
22. Police/Sheriff Clearance *
23. Affidavit of Insurance Coverage *
24. Statement of Childcare Plan *
25. Childcare Affidavit *
26. Approval Notice from CIS *
27. Income Tax Declarations *
28. Signature/Photo Page of Passports *
29. Proof of OCI Status * – if applicable
30. Personal Reference Letters *
31. Father Figure Letters * (NOTE: This is a requirement for single adopting parents)
32. Undertaking by NRI Family *
33. Certified Copy of the Family Photo * (Provided by FTIA)
34. Photographs and Photograph Affidavit *
35. Six Postcard-Sized Photographs of the Family *

* These documents must be notarized. Specific instructions for this procedure are given in the India Dossier Guide.

** If you are going to start the home study process before you receive the Dossier Guide, please note that you need two original notarized home studies for your India dossier.

Statement of Understanding and Acknowledgement & Agreement

After adopting parents send in the FTIA Application and Adoptions Services Agreement, they will be asked to sign and return the FTIA India Statement of Understanding. The Statement of Understanding is another confirmation of your understanding of the risks of international adoption. It is not meant to alarm adopting parents, but to confirm your understanding of the process and that you are proceeding with your eyes wide open.

When accepting the referral of a child all adopting parents are required to sign an FTIA Acknowledgement & Agreement in addition to any acceptance paperwork submitted to the foreign country. This Acknowledgement & Agreement confirms your decision to complete the adoption of the child referred to you and reiterates the post placement requirements once you bring the child home. Please click the links below to view samples of these documents. Please contact our office at adopt@ftia.org or 888-797-9900 if you have any questions about the FTIA Acknowledgement & Agreement.

FTIA India Statement of Understanding

FTIA India Acknowledgement & Agreement

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