OVERVIEW OF INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION PROCESS INVOLVING A NON-RELATIVE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION

(Upon receipt of Childs Inter-country Adoption Clearance from DSWD Protective Services Bureau) Processing of Travel Documents 25 working days
PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE CHILD NSO BC/FC: 5 days
Passport: 10 days
6 Calendar Days if CSR and SDs are complete and substantive Authentication of Legal Documents 5 days
30 calendar if additional information/SDs required Legalization of Documents:
Visa Medical: 2 days
Visa Interview/Issuance of Visa: 2days
2 working days
CFO/DTO: 1days
after receipt of 10 working days after receipt of dossier 4 working days 1 day 16 working days
child dossier
Waiting Period for Visa Notification
Encoding of Analysis of child Inclusion in the Pre-Matching Notifying Processing of Pre-
USA: 4 months to 1 year
pertinent Study Report Roster of Conference Travel Documents
CCA of the Asia Pacific: 4 months to 7 months
information (CSR) and Children for with CCA (Varies depending
about the Supporting Matching Social Worker Approved on Receiving Canada: 4 months
1
child in the Documents by the (ROCM) &CCAs & ICAB CWU Country) Europe: 2 months to 4 months
database Child Welfare Notification of Social Worker Match
Unit Pre-Matching
Matching ICPC Boards
Placement with/ Supervision of Finalization
Recommendat
ion to Board of
Approval Entrustment of Post-Placement of
Child to PAPs (3-4 Period (3 Reports Adoption/
Placement (1 (1 day)
(Upon receipt of PAPs Dossier from CA3/FAA4/GAA5) days) in 6 months.) Naturalizati
day)
PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS on
Citizenship
(6 months
Review of PAPs Boards Approval Evaluation of PAPs Proposing PAPs If PAPs accept Processing 2 years)
Home Study Report & Inclusion in Suitability & eligibility to Child to decision Child, compliance
respond to childs needs as PAPs on Child with their
of Travel
(HSR) & Supporting the Roster of
Documents by the Approved
st
basis to became 1 or 2
nd through
Proposal countrys Documents
Secretariat & ICPC Applicants (RAA) Priority Family FAA (1
(15 days) Immigration
day) Post Adoption
Requirements Phase
10 Working Days if HSR & SDs are Waiting period for child referral:
24months to 36 months depending PAP shall notify the CA/FAA/GAA in writing of their decision on the child Motherland
complete and substantive 2-4
on the Approved Applicants & referral within 15 calendar days from receipt of the matching proposal unless Tour
Months waiting period for additional
number of PAPs in RAA the PAPs request for additional information about the child/ren and/or they Exchange of
information or lacking SDs
information
request for more time to arrive at a decision but not exceed 30 calendar days
between child
1
CCA Child Caring Agency & birthparents
2
CWU- Child Welfare Unit Minimum Processing Time from Clearance of Child & Entrustment of Child to PAPs: 163 working days Search and
3
CA Central Authority Minimum Processing Time from Endorsement of PAPs Dossier to Placement of PAPs to Child: 832 working days Roots
4
FAA- Foreign Adoption Agency Maximum Processing Time from Clearance of Child & Entrustment of Child to PAPs: 442 working days Reunion
5
GAA- Government Adoption Agency Maximum Processing Time from Endorsement of PAPs Dossier to Placement of PAPs to Child: 1457 working days