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CHAPTER-IX

Guidelines Inter-CountryCENTRAL AUTHORITIES

 

9.1 By virtue of ratification of Hague Convention, all RIPAs will be treated as accredited agencies of CARA. The Application of PFAPs shall be transmitted to the Central Authority of the State of origin by the Central Authority of the Receiving country directly or through one of its Accredited Bodies with its approval.

The Central Authorities of the receiving countries have to declare in their letter of approval that:

  • the PFAPs/NRIs are eligible & suitable to adopt a child from India as per the Law of their countries.
  • the Home Study Report & Health Report(by the medical professional) of the PFAPs are prepared by the professionally trained social workers of the agencies/bodies accredited by the authority.
  • the PFAPs have agreed to the proposed adoption.
  • the child will be authorized to enter & reside permanently & will be treated at par with other natural born citizen of the country.

9.2 With reference to every child, it shall send either directly or through its accredited agencies follow-up reports with photographs of the child on a six monthly basis until such time till legal adoption is completed and the child becomes the citizen of the receiving country to:
  1. CARA
  2. Court that awarded the guardianship in India

9.3 In case of any disruption etc. it shall take appropriate measures as envisaged under Art. 21 of the Convention, including, interalia:
  • to inform CARA immediately the disruption & the possibility of child’s placement with a new prospective adoptive parent;
  • and where this is not appropriate or possible, to arrange long term care under intimation to CARA;
  • it shall arrange for the return of the child to India if his/her interest so required due to the disruption.

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