The application materials are complete and prepared in a legal form. See the List of Application Materials for details.
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List of Application Materials
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| Adoption within three generations – the notarized certificate of family relation between the adopter and the person placing out the adoptee | Issued by the public security organ | Original | 1 | Hardcopy | View details The name, sex, birth date, ID number and other items stated in the ID card shall be consistent with those stated on the permanent residence registration; in case of any inconsistency, the party concerned shall correct it with the competent authority. The marital status stated on the permanent residence registration shall be consistent with the actual marital status; in case of any inconsistency, the party concerned shall correct it with the local police station of the jurisdiction where the permanent residence registration lies. If the ID card or permanent residence registration is lost, the party concerned shall re-apply for it and the residence registration documents in their valid period will not be returned. | Mandatory | ||
| Not placed by a welfare institution for adoption – the identity certificate and resident booklet of the person placing out the adoptee | The form is available from the external reception window for exit-entry affairs in Shanghai, or an electronic form can be downloaded from the general portal of “Yiwangtongban” | Copy | 1 | In hardcopy and electronic form | View details The name, sex, birth date, ID number and other items stated on the travel permit shall be consistent with those stated on the ID card. | Mandatory | ||
| Not placed by a welfare institution for adoption – the marriage certificate, divorce certificate or spouse death certificate of the person placing out the adoptee | Public security organ | Copy | 1 | In hardcopy and electronic form | Mandatory | |||
| Not placed by a welfare institution for adoption – the agreement certifying compliance with family planning regulations | Domestic exit-entry inspection and quarantine department | Copy | 1 | In hardcopy and electronic form | Mandatory | |||
| Not placed by a welfare institution for adoption – the notarized certificate of parent-child relation between the adoptee and the person placing out the adoptee | School to attend | Copy | 1 | In hardcopy and electronic form | View details The statement on marital status of the parties concerned shall be clear (according to the actual situation of the parties concerned, the statement on marital status in the document shall be “unmarried”, “divorced”, “widowed” or “single”). It shall be made clear in the document that the Applicant does not have lineal relative by blood or collateral relatives by blood up to three generations with his/her partner. The document has the maximum valid period of 6 months. In case of a Hong Kong resident, the document shall be issued by a law firm (authorized by the Ministry of Justice, PRC); in case of a Macao resident, the document shall be issued by the notary office of Macao (the First Notary Office, the Second Notary Office and Island Notary Office); in case of a Taiwan resident, the document shall be issued by the notary office of district court of Taiwan and verified by Shanghai Notarization Association. | Mandatory | ||
| Not placed by a welfare institution for adoption – the written statement that the person placing out the adoptee agrees to place out the adoptee for adoption | School to attendt | Original | 1 | In hardcopy and electronic form | View details The statement on marital status of the parties concerned shall be clear (according to the actual situation of the parties concerned, the statement on marital status in the document shall be “unmarried”, “divorced”, “widowed” or “single”). It shall be made clear in the document that the Applicant does not have lineal relative by blood or collateral relatives by blood up to three generations with his/her partner. The document has the maximum valid period of 6 months. Any such document issued by a country that has no diplomatic relations with China shall be verified by the embassy and consular of a third party in that country that has diplomatic relations with both that country and China or by the embassy and consular of the third party in China. | Mandatory | ||
| Not placed by a welfare institution for adoption – the photos of the person placing out the adoptee | Issued by the notary office or other competent authority of the country of the foreigner and verified by China’s embassy and consular in that country, or issued by that country’s embassy and consular in China. | Copy | 1 | In hardcopy and electronic form | View details 1) For adoption within three generations, one half length color photo of the adoptee and the person placing out the adoptee in 2 inches or two single half length color photos in 2 | Mandatory | ||
| Foreign adoption – the adoption agreement | Prepared by the Applicant | Copy | 1 | In hardcopy and electronic form | View details Issued and stamped by Shanghai Children’s Home | Mandatory | ||
| A couple photo | Prepared by the Applicant | Copy | 3 | In hardcopy and electronic form | View details A 4x6cm recent half-length color couple photo in big 2 inches, which shall be clearly distinguishable. | Mandatory |
Name of the Application Document
Application Form for Adoption Registration (see Appendix 2: 2-1)
Place of Business Handling
Window acceptance. Name of the accepting department: Shanghai Marriage (Adoption) Registration Center; Address: 3/F Lobby, Tower D, Shanghai Everbright Conference & Exhibition Center, No. 80 Caobao Road, Shanghai
Business Hours
Monday to Friday, 09:00 a.m. ~ 11:30 a.m.
Adoption Law of the People's Republic of China (Order No. 10 of the President of the People’s Republic of China) According to the first paragraph of Article 15, the adoption shall be registered with the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level. The adoptive relationship shall be established as of the date of registration. Measures for Registration of Adoption of Children by Chinese Citizens (Decree No. 14 of the Ministry of Civil Affairs) According to the first paragraph of Article 3, where an abandoned infant, child or orphan who is reared by a social welfare institution and whose biological parents cannot be identified or found is adopted, registration shall be carried out with the adoption registration organ in the locality where the social welfare institution is located. Measures on the Registration of Adoption of Children by Foreigners in the People's Republic of China (Decree No. 15 of the Ministry of Civil Affairs) According to Article 9, foreigners attempting to adopt a child in China shall enter into a written adoption agreement with the person placing out the child for adoption. The agreement shall be in three copies, one is kept by the adopter, one is kept by the person placing out the child for adoption, and the third one is kept by the adoption registration organ while undergoing adoption registration procedures. After the conclusion of the written agreement, the parties concerned shall both register the adoption with the civil affairs department of the people's government of a province, an autonomous region or a municipality directly under the Central People's Government in which the adoptee's permanent registered residence lies. Regulations on the Jurisdiction of Registration of Adoption of Children by Overseas Chinese and Chinese Citizens Living in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and Required Certificates and Supporting Materials (Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Civil Affairs) According to Article 2, to adopt a child in the Mainland, an overseas Chinese or a Chinese citizen living in Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan shall apply for registration of the adoption with the civil affairs department of the people's government of a municipality directly under the Central People's Government, a city divided into districts or an autonomous region in which the adoptee's permanent registered residence lies. Standards for Registration of Adoption (Order No. 118/2008 of the Ministry of Civil Affairs) According to the first paragraph of Article 1, adoption registration authorities are civil affairs departments of the people's governments at all levels that perform the administrative functions of adoption registration according to law. According to Article 2, an adoption registration authority shall perform the following functions: (1) To handle adoption registrations; (2) To handle cancellation of adoption registrations; (3) To repeal adoption registrations; (4) To re-issue certificates of adoption and adoption relationship cancellation certificates; (5) To issue adoption relationship certificates; (6) To handle announcements on looking for biological parents of abandoned babies (abandoned children); (7) To establish and keep adoption registration records; and (8) To popularize adoption laws and regulations.
Flow chart (extension)
Mode of business handling
(1) Adoption registration 1. Business description (1) Procedures: A adoption-involved party files an application for adoption registration in Shanghai, whether in a Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan involved case, in an overseas Chinese case or in a foreign case, or for an abandoned child (infant) or orphan who is reared by the municipal children’s home, Shanghai Marriage (Adoption) Registration Center will conduct fact to fact inquires with respect to the adoption registration matters, determine the intent of the parties concerned to establish the adoption relation, and review, within the required period, the written materials submitted by the applicant. If the conditions set out in the Adoption Law are met, it will register the adoption for the parties concerned and issue the certificate of adoption, whereby the adoption relation will be effective from the date of registration. If the conditions set out in the Adoption Law are not met, it will reject to register the adoption and state the reasons for refusal with the parties concerned. (2) Method of review: Face to face inquiry and written review. 2. Applicable scope Applicable to the application for and handling of adoption registration.
Special Procedures
N/A
Name of the review and approval result
Certificate of Adoption
Service mode
Direct service
Period of service
Within 10 working days after the date of decision
Sample of the review and approval result
Charged or not
No
