What is the ground for state registration of adoption?

1. State registration of adoption is carried out based on a court judgment, having entered into legal force, on adoption.

What documents are required for state registration of adoption?

1. Application on state registration of adoption may be submitted by the adopter(s) or through a person authorised by the adopter(s).

2. The following are submitted for state registration of adoption:

(1)    identification document(s) (copies) of the adopter(s);

(2)    court judgment, having entered into legal force, on adoption;

(3)    statement of information on registration of the act of birth or state certificate of birth of the child;

(4)    identification document of the applicant in case the application is submitted through an authorised person.

3. The application on adoption shall include the following information:

(1)    the name, surname, father's name, gender, date and place of birth, citizenship, nationality of the adopter(s) — on request;

(2)    place of residence of the adopter(s);

(3)    data of the identification documents of the adopter(s) (serial number, date of issue and issuing authority);

(4)    place and time of registration of marriage of the adopter(s), if applicable;

(5)    data referring to the identification documents of the person authorised by the adopter(s) (the serial number, date of issue and issuing authority);

(6)    the child’s name, father's name, surname, place and date of birth prior to and after the adoption;

(7)    name of the court having rendered the judgment on adoption, the date of rendering the judgment and the number of the judgment;

(8)    place, date and number of registration of the act of birth of the child;

(9)    other necessary information.

Which body carries out the state registration of adoption?

State registration of adoption is carried out by the Civil Status Acts Registration Agency of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.

Who issues the state certificate of adoption?

The hard copy of the state certificate of adoption shall be issued by service centres of the Civil Status Acts Registration Agency of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.

How much is the state duty?

- No state duty is envisaged for registration of acts of adoption.

- No state duty is levied for state registration of adoption by foreign citizens and stateless persons, including for issuing a certificate.

The amount of fee charged for additional service shall be:

Examination of applications on record-registration of foreign citizens or stateless persons as persons willing to adopt children subject to adoption, who are citizens of the Republic of Armenia — AMD 1.000 000