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Departments on registration of adoption of children at all civil affairs
administration bureaus on district or county level
Shanghai Civil Affairs Administration Bureau
Departments on registration of adoption of children shall do examination work
within 30 days from the next day when the application is accepted on adoption
registration and relevant materials. Those answering for the prescribed
conditions are to be issued a Certificate on Adoption Registration; those not
answering for the conditions are denied the registration and the reasons are to
be given.
(I) Having reached the age of 30.
(II) Childless (excluding from step father or step mother who wants to adopt
a step son or step daughter in Shanghai).
(III) Being capable of rearing and educating the adopted person.
(IV) No illness which is deemed medically as inappropriate for the adopter to
adopt children;
(V) Both the husband and wife must agree on the adoption affair; where an
unmarried male adopts an abandoned infant girl or a female child, the age gap
between the adoptive and the adopted person must be over 40 years.
(I) The adopter should submit the following credentials and certificates
1. Where the adopted person is an abandoned infant or child whose parents can
not be ascertained or found and who is raised by non-social welfare institutes
in Shanghai, the adoptive adopter should submit the following credentials and
certificates:
£¨1£©A written application on the adoption of a child (or children), including
such contents as the reasons and purpose of the adoption, and the promise on not
abandoning or maltreating the adopted child (or children)and on bringing up the
adopted child (or children) in a healthy way, as well as the detailed
information on the source of the adopted child (or children).
£¨2£©ID card, or residential registration booklet.
£¨3£©Marriage Certificate, or Certificate on Divorce for those who are
divorced.
£¨4£©Papers provided by the work unit of the adopter, which should be issued by
the work unit of the adopter or by the villagers¡¯committee or neighborhood
committee of his residence, and shall be stamped with official seal of the
government on village or town level (or the official seal of the subdistrict
office); the papers should demonstrate the age, marital status, profession of
the adopter and whether he (or she) has a child (or children) and whether the
adoptive is capable of bringing up the adopted child (or children)in a healthy
way (such particulars as the property status, health condition and morality of
the adopter).
£¨5£©Medical Certificate. Certificate issued by central hospitals over district
or county level demonstrating the adopter having no illness which is deemed
medically as inappropriate to adopt children.
£¨6£©Certificate on Abandoned infant. Certificate on report of picking up an
abandoned infant or child issued by police stations.
£¨7£©Notary Deed on site witness (a notary deed on witness testimony presented
by 2 relatives of the party discovering or picking up the abandoned infant or by
the adopter, testifying the adopted person is indeed an abandoned baby);
£¨8£©Notice on looking for biological parents. A notice published on designated
newspaper to look for biological parents of the abandoned infant.¡£
£¨9£©Certificate certifying the adopter has no child. Certificate on the
adopter being childless issued from department on family planning of the place
where his or her registered residence is located.
£¨10£©An agreement. For the unmarried adopter or the one wishing to adopt a
child instead of giving birth to a child, he or she should submit an agreement
signed with family planning department on district or county level promising to
obey rules on family planning.
£¨11£©Certificate on illness and deformity. Where the adopted child has illness
or is disabled, a certificate on diagnose of medical expertise on disabled child
issued by a medical expertise panel on municipal, district or country level is
needed.
2. Where the adopted person is the child of Shanghai residents who are
incapable of rearing the child due to unusual difficulties, the adopter should
submit the following relevant credentials and certificates:
£¨1£©A written application on adoption of children, including such contents as
the reasons and purpose of the adoption, and the promise on not abandoning or
maltreating the adopted child (or children)and on bringing up the adopted child
(or children) in a healthy way, as well as the other relevant needed
information.
£¨2£©ID card, or residential registration booklet.
£¨3£©Marriage Certificate, or Certificate on Divorce for those who are
divorced.
£¨4£©Papers provided by the unit of the adopter, which should be issued by the
unit of the adopter or by the villagers¡¯committee or neighborhood committee of
his residence, which are stamped with official seal of the government on village
or town level (or the official seal of the subdistrict office); the papers
should demonstrate the age, marital status of the adopter and whether he (or
she) has a child (or children) and whether the adopter is capable of bringing up
the adopted child (or children)in a healthy way (such particulars as the
property status, health condition and morality of the adopter).
£¨5£©Medical Certificate. Certificate issued by central hospitals over district
or county level demonstrating the adopter having no illness which is deemed
medically as inappropriate to adopt children.
£¨6£©An agreement. For the unmarried adopter or the one wishing to adopt a
child instead of giving birth to a child, he or she should submit an agreement
signed with family planning department on district or county level promising to
obey prescriptions on family planning.
£¨7£©Certificate on the adopter having no child. Certificate certifying the
adopter is childless which is issued from department on family planning of the
place where his or her registered residence is located.
3. Where the adopted person is an orphan placed out for adoption by his or
her guardian in Shanghai, the adopter should submit the following credentials
and certificates:
£¨1£©A written application on adoption of the child, including such contents as
the reasons and purpose of the adoption, and the promise on not abandoning or
maltreating the adopted child (or children)and on bringing up the adopted child
(or children) in a healthy way, as well as the other relevant information.
£¨2£©ID card or residential registration booklet.
£¨3£©Marriage Certificate, or Certificate on Divorce for those who are
divorced.
£¨4£©Papers provided by the work unit of the adopter, which should be issued by
the work unit of the adopter or by the villagers¡¯committee or neighborhood
committee of his residence, and shall be stamped with official seal of the
government on village or town level (or the official seal of the subdistrict
office); the papers should demonstrate the age, marital status of the adopter
and whether he (or she) has a child (or children) and whether the adoptive is
capable of bringing up the adopted child (or children)in a healthy way (such
particulars as the property status, health condition and morality of the
adopter).
£¨5£©Medical Certificate. Certificate issued by central hospitals over district
or county level demonstrating the adopter having no illness which is deemed
medically as inappropriate to adopt children.
£¨6£©Those already having a child but wishing to adopt a healthy child should
submit the Notice on Returning the Certificate on the Only Child of the Couple
issued by family planning department on district or country level.
4. Where the adopted person is a child belonging to a collateral relative by
blood of the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship in Shanghai,
the adopter should submit the following credentials and certificates:
£¨1£©A written application on the adoption of child, including such contents as
purpose of the adoption, relationship between the adopter and the adopted
person, and the promise on not abandoning or maltreating the adopted child (or
children)and on bringing up the adopted child (or children) in a healthy way, as
well as the other relevant information.
£¨2£©ID card, or residential registration booklet.
£¨3£©Marriage Certificate, or Certificate on Divorce for those who are
divorced.
£¨4£©Papers provided by the work unit of the adopter, which should be issued by
the work unit of the adopter or by the villagers¡¯committee or neighborhood
committee of his residence, and shall be stamped with official seal of the
government on village or town level (or the official seal of the subdistrict
office); the papers should demonstrate the age, marital status of the adoptive
and whether he (or she) has a child (or children) and whether the adopter is
capable of bringing up the adopted child (or children)in a healthy way (such
particulars as the property status, health condition and morality of the
adopter).
£¨5£©Medical Certificate. Certificate issued by central hospitals over district
or county level demonstrating the adopter having no illness which is deemed
medically as inappropriate to adopt children.
£¨6£©An agreement. For the unmarried adoptive or the one wishing to adopt a
child instead of giving birth to a child, he or she should submit an agreement
signed with family planning department on district or county level promising to
obey prescriptions on family planning.
£¨7£©Certificate on the adopter having no child. Certificate on the adopter
being childless issued from department on family planning of the place where the
adopter his or her registered residence is located.
5. Where the adopted person is a step-son or step-daughter in Shanghai, the
adopter should submit the following credentials and certificates:
£¨1£©A written application on adoption of the child, including such contents as
the reasons of the adoption, and the promise on not abandoning or maltreating
the adopted child (or children)and on bringing up the adopted child (or
children) in a healthy way, as well as other relevant information.
£¨2£©ID card and residential registration booklet.
£¨3£©Marriage Certificate. The marriage certificate of the adopter and the
biological father or mother of the adopted person
£¨4£©Those already having a child but wishing to adopt a healthy child should
submit the Notice on Giving Back the Certificate on the Only Child of the Couple
issued by family planning department on district or country level.
(II) The person placing out a child (or children) for adoption should submit
the following credentials and certificates:
1. Where the person placed out for adoption is the child of Shanghai citizens
who are incapable of raising the child due to unusual difficulties, the person
placing out the child for adoption should submit the following credentials and
certificates:
£¨1£©A Written application on placing out a child (or children) for adoption,
including such particulars as reasons for placing out the child (or children)
for adoption and relevant needed information.
£¨2£©ID card and residential registration booklet.
£¨3£©Marriage Certificate, or Certificate on Divorce for those who are
divorced.
£¨4£©Papers certifying the person placing out the child (or children) for
adoption is unable to raise the child (or children) due to unusual difficulties.
Papers issued by the work unit of the person placing out the child (or children)
for adoption or by the villager¡¯s committee or neighborhood committee of his or
her residence, proving the person placing out the child (or children) for
adoption is indeed unable to raise the child (or children) due to unusual
difficulties, and the papers should be stamped with official seal of the
government on village or town level (or the official seal of the subdistrict
office).
£¨5£©An agreement. The agreement signed with family planning department of the
place where the registered residence of the party placing out a child for
adoption is located, promising to obey prescriptions on family planning.
£¨6£©For the person placing out a child for adoption whose spouse is dead or
can not be ascertained, he or she should submit the death certificate of his or
her spouse or the proof on the death declared by the people¡¯s court and a
written consent on placing out the child for adoption from the parents of the
dead or unascertained spouse; where the person who is divorced wishes to place
out a child for adoption, he or she should submit the written consent on placing
out the child for adoption from his or her former spouse.
£¨8£©Where the child placed out for adoption is the only child of a couple, the
Notice on returning the certificate on the only child of a couple issued by
family planning department on district or county level should be submitted.
2. Where the child to be placed out for adoption is an orphan placed out for
adoption by his or her guardian in Shanghai, the person placing out the orphan
for adoption should submit the following credentials and certificates:
£¨1£©A written application for placing out a child (or children) for adoption,
including such particulars as reasons for placing out the child (or children)
for adoption and relevant needed information.
£¨2£©ID card, residential registration booklet and certificate on guardianship.
Where an organization acts as the party placing out the child (or children) for
adoption, the identity documents of the person in charge of the organization are
needed.
£¨3£©Death certificate. Death certificate of the biological parents of the
orphan or certification on the death of the biological parents of the orphan
declared by the court.
£¨4£©Letter of consent on placing out the child(ren) for adoption. A written
consent on placing out the child(ren) for adoption from persons who have
obligations to raise the minor(s).
£¨5£©Where the child placed out for adoption is the only child of a couple, the
Notice on Returning the Certificate on the Only Child of a Couple issued by
family planning department on district or county level should be submitted.
£¨6£©Certificate on actual guardianship. Where the work unit of the passed
parents of the orphan or villagers¡¯or neighborhood committee of the orphan¡¯s
residence actually takes on the guardianship obligations, a certificate on the
actual guardianship is needed.
3. Where the adopted child is a child belonging to a collateral relative by
blood of the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship in Shanghai,
the person placing out the child for adoption should submit the following
credentials and certificates:
£¨1£©A written application for placing out a child (or children) for adoption,
including such particulars as reasons for placing out the child (or children)
for adoption and relationship between the person placing out the child (or
children) for adoption and the adopter.
£¨2£©ID card and residential registration booklet.
£¨3£©Marriage Certificate, or Certificate on Divorce for those who are
divorced.
£¨4£©An agreement. The agreement signed with family planning department of the
place where his or her registered residence is located, promising to obey
prescriptions on family planning.
£¨5£©For the person placing out a child for adoption whose spouse is dead or
can not be ascertained, he or she should submit the death certificate of his or
her spouse or the paper on the death of his or her spouse declared by the
people¡¯s court and a written consent on placing out the child(ren) for adoption
from the parents of the dead or unascertained spouse; where the person who is
divorced wishes to place out a child for adoption, he or she should submit the
written consent on placing out the child(ren) for adoption from his or her
former spouse.
£¨6£©Kinship certification. A notarized deed certifying the person placing out
a child for adoption and the adopter belong to a collateral relative by blood of
the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship.
£¨7£©Where the child placed out for adoption is the only child of a couple, the
Notice on Returning the certificate on the Only Child of a Couple issued by
family planning department on district or county level should be submitted.
4. Where the child placed out for adoption is a step-son or step-daughter in
Shanghai, the person placing out the child for adoption should submit the
following credentials and certificates:
£¨1£©Letter of consent on placing out the child for adoption. A written consent
on placing out the child for adoption from the biological father or biological
mother of the adopted person.
£¨2£©ID card and residential registration booklet.
£¨3£©Divorce certificate. Divorce certificate between the person placing out
the child for adoption and the biological father or biological mother of the
adopted person.
£¨4£©Where the child placed out for adoption is the only child of a couple, the
Notice on Returning the Certificate on the Only Child of a Couple issued by
family planning department on district or county level should be submitted.
(III) The adopted person should submit the following papers and certificates
1. Residential registration booklet. Where the adopted persons are abandoned
infants or children who are raised by other institutes rather than social
welfare institutions in Shanghai and whose biological parents can not be
ascertained or found, they are excluded from the restriction.
2. ID card. The adopted persons younger than 16 are excluded.
3. Birth certificate or notarial deed on birth. Where the adopted persons are
abandoned infants or children who are raised by other institutes rather than
social welfare institutions in Shanghai and whose biological parents can not be
ascertained or found, they are excluded from the restriction.
4. A letter of Intent. Where the adopted person has reached the age of 10
years, he or she should submit a letter of intent indicating he or she is
willing to be adopted.
5. Paper(s) certifying the adopted person who is younger than 14 years. Where
the adopted person is the child or step child belonging to a collateral relative
by blood of the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship, he or she
is excluded from the restriction.
To fill in an application form¡úto submit credentials and certificates¡úto go
through examination procedures¡úto be issued a Certificate on Adoption
Registration
Adoption Law of the People¡¯s Republic of China, Measures for Registration of
Adoption of Children by Chinese Citizens.
(I) Charging standard
1. Fee for processing application for an application for adoption of a child:
20 RMB
2. Production Cost for a Certificate on Adoption: 10 RMB
3. Fee for Investigation on the adoption registration: 220 RMB
(II) The fee is collected on the following basis:
Notice on Fee Collection of Adoption Registration by the State Price Bureau
and Ministry of Finance, [1992] J.F.Z. NO.349
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