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Apply for an extension of the certificate of an international mediation procedure

The certificate of an arranged international adoption procedure can be extended by 1 year upon request.

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Detailed description

The foreign placement agency will issue you, as adoptive parents, a certificate confirming that the placement has taken place if you have adopted a child from a non-member state of the Hague Adoption Convention.

With this certificate you can prove the adoption in official procedures related to your adopted child.

The certificate is valid for two years. It expires as soon as the family court has made a decision on the recognition of the foreign adoption. If the procedure cannot be completed within two years, you can apply for the validity of the certificate to be extended for another year.

 

Information

Prerequisites

  • You have successfully completed an international adoption process.
  • You have adopted a child from a non-member state of the Hague Adoption Convention.
  • You have been issued a certificate following an international placement procedure by the foreign placement agency.
  • You have applied for recognition of the adoption at the family court in Germany.

Documents required

No

Please note

This certificate is not issued for adoptions arranged from a member state of the Hague Adoption Convention. Instead, the child's country of origin issues a so-called "Article 23 Hague Adoption Convention Certificate" for which other requirements apply.

Deadlines

You must submit the application before the current certificate expires.

Procedure

  • You submit your application together with any necessary documents to the responsible authority.
  • The responsible authority will examine your application and, if necessary, request any missing documents or information from you.
  • The responsible authority will decide on your application and inform you accordingly.

Processing time

The processing time depends on the individual case.

Fees

No

Legal remedies

Contradiction


Action before the administrative court

Legal basis

Section 2d paragraph 3 sentence 2 Adoption Placement Act (AdVermiG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/advermig_1976/__2d.html


§ 7 Adoption Effects Act (AdWirkG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/adwirkg/__7.html

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Keywords: International Adoption adoption process

Last updated: 11.03.2025