Enlisted Foreign Adoption Agencies

Authorized Foreign Adoption Agency (AFAA).

An Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency (AFFA) is an adoption agency in a country abroad that is accredited or recommended by the Central Authority/ concerned Government Department of that country, to coordinate all matters related to adoption. The agency is further authorized by CARA to undertake the adoption of Indian children by the citizens of that country.

The AFFA will

1. register suitable Foreign Prospective Adoptive Parents (FPAP) in the country and prepare their Home Study Report (HSR) in accordance with the provisions laid down under the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption as well as the specific provisions laid down by the Central Authority of the respective country;
2. forward an attested copy of the FPAP(s)’ dossier directly to CARA for consideration. 
3. approach the RIPA indicated by CARA for getting a referral;
4. on acceptance of the referral by the PAPs, communicate the same to the concerned RIPA along with 50 percent of stipulated CCC;
5. counsel the FPAP(s) to prepare them to receive and take proper care of their adopted child.
6. follow up with RIPA for ensuring early adoption after receipt of NOC for the adoption from CARA;
7. send the remaining 50 percent of the CCC to the RIPA on completion of the adoption process in India and issue of the court order;
8. keep CARA and concerned RIPA informed about the progress of placement through post-placement reports;
9. follow up for early legal adoption and or grant of citizenship order, as the case may be, in the receiving country;
10. forward a copy of the legal adoption order of the appropriate Authority to CARA and the RIPA and a copy of the citizenship certificate of the receiving country for the child as soon as it is issued;
11. draw immediate attention of its Central Authority or concerned Government Department, Indian embassy or mission, CARA and the concerned RIPA in cases where the final legal order for adoption does not take place within a period of 2 years of arrival in the receiving country;
12. abide by the provisions contained in the CARA Guidelines in case of disruption of adoption or repatriation of the child;
13. arrange get-togethers of children of Indian origin and their adoptive families from time to time with involvement of the concerned Indian Diplomatic Mission.