Adoption as Expat in India?

Question

We are a married couple Swiss/Italian nationals and living as Expats in India. We would like to adopt and indian child during our stay here.

Can anyone provide more information on which adoption law applies in this case and how to best proceed.

Answer 1

Why don't you adopt me, i'm 33 only.

Answer 2

The orphanages  work with in India set the eligibility requirements for adoptive families. To adopt a healthy infant with no special needs, both parents must be 55 years of age or younger, have no more than three children living in their home and have been married at least three years. The combined age of both parents must be no greater than 90.

If you're interested in an older child or a child of any age (including infants) with special needs, these requirements don't apply—except that couples wishing to adopt must still have been married at least three years. WACAP handles these adoptions through  Family Finders program. Single applicants, families with more than one child ( have placed children in homes with up to nine children) and couples up to age 50 can apply to adopt through Family Finders.

The agencies in India will evaluate such applications on a case-by-case basis. Your homestudy must be complete and approved, and you must pay the first set of fees, before WACAP can obtain India’s acceptance of your application.

Indian parents / Non Resident Indian (NRI) desiring to adopt an Indian child is referred to as In-Country adoption.

Foreign parents desiring to adopt a child is referred to as Inter-Country adoption.

please check the link it would provide you more info

http://www.tn.gov.in/adoption/services.h...