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National Visa for international adoption

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

A foreign minor adopted by prospective adoptive parents (a couple or a single person) under an adoption order issued by the competent foreign judicial authority; to enter Italy the adopted minor needs an entry visa for adoption affixed to the foreign passport.

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Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

Prospective adopters who have obtained the decree of suitability (decreto di idoneità) must entrust the procedure to a body authorised by the Commission for International Adoptions (C.A.I.); using an authorised body is mandatory. The official source does not state the immigration or citizenship status the adopters must hold.

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Limits of the record
  • the adopters' own immigration/citizenship status is not stated

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence needed to prove the family relationship.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The authorised body informs the prospective parents of the foreign authority's proposal and assists visits; if meetings go well the foreign judicial authority issues the adoption order; the authorised body sends the acts to the C.A.I.; after C.A.I. authorisation the consular network issues the adoption visa as quickly as possible, subject to processing times. The official source does not state the rights, duration or longer-term status of the adopted child.

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Limits of the record
  • rights, duration of status and longer-term status not stated

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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