Nightlight has been providing adoption services in India to families since the early 1980s. We work directly with the Indian central authority named CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority). Many Nightlight families have successfully adopted through the program. We continue to work diligently to help orphan children living in India be placed for adoption into loving families, like yours.
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CHILDREN AVAILABLE
View available children. Children of all ages are available for adoption from India. More females and children over the age of 2 years tend to be available. Sibling groups and children with varying degrees of special needs are also available. In most cases, we see vast improvements in children with special needs once they are receiving proper medical care and living in a healthy environment.
ELIGIBILITY TO ADOPT
PROCESS
- Complete all Nightlight application paperwork and a Hague adoption home study.
- Prepare an I-800A application and be granted approval by the United State Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS). In the most basic terms, this process grants a pre-approval for you to bring an orphaned child into the U.S. as a citizen.
- Gather documents which will go through a certification and authentication process to become your dossier. (We will help you through the certification and authentication process.) This step can be worked on concurrently with the Home Study.
- Once your dossier is submitted to India, be matched by India’s Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) with a child meeting your preferences outlined in the Home Study. Have the child’s medical and social information reviewed by a medical professional and, once you are committed, formally accept the child with CARA.
- Prepare an I-800 application and be granted approval by USCIS. This process grants approval for the adoption to move forward and gives permission for the child to immigrate into the U.S. with you as their sponsor.
- Send CARA and/or the orphanage documents as requested for court processing. Upon completion of court processing, the child’s passport will be issued.
- Apply for an E-visa tourist visa for India (six month, double entry).
- Travel to India. You will pick up your child from their orphanage and travel to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi for your medical/visa appointment to obtain an immigrant visa for your child to enter the United States. This trip takes an average of 7-10 days. Note: Some states in India will require a longer in country stay if a court appearance is required.
- Bring your child home from India!
- Complete post-adoption reports as required by CARA.
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To learn more about adopting from India, you may contact us, call our office at (502) 423-5780, or email inquiries to Kate Lubsen at kate.resh@nightlight.org.