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Passport and Visa, intimation to immigration authorities, conformity certificate, birth certificate, etc. - (1) The Central Adoption Resource Authority shall issue a conformity certificate under Article 23 of the Hague Adoption Convention in the format provided in Schedule – 10 within three working days from the date of availability of the adoption order in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System, in case the receiving country of the adopted child is a Hague Adoption Convention signatory. (2) The Central Adoption Resource Authority shall inform the concerned immigration authorities and the foreigner regional registration office or as the case may be, the foreigner registration office about confirmation of adoption. (3) To obtain Indian passport for the adopted child, the specialised adoption agency shall submit the application to the regional passport officer within three working days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the adoption order. (4) The regional passport office shall issue passport for the adopted child within ten days from the date of receipt of application, in accordance with the circulars vide number VI/401/2/3/2010 dated 16th May, 2013; VI/401/2/3/2010 dated 8th January 2015; VI.I/401/2/3/2010 dated 19th March 2015 and such other circulars that may be issued by the CPV Division of the Ministry of External Affairs regarding issuance of passport to inter-country adopted children, from time to time. (5) In case the adopted child has been provided with a passport of the country of nationality of the prospective adoptive parents by its diplomatic mission in India, the foreigner regional registration office or as the case may be, the foreigner registration office shall issue exit visa to the adopted child within three working days from the date of online application for the same along with all supporting documents by the prospective adoptive parents. (6) The specialised adoption agency shall also obtain birth certificate for the adopted child from the issuing authority within ten days from the date of receipt of the adoption order, with the name of adoptive parents and date of birth as recorded in the adoption order. (7) The adopted child shall be entitled to receive overseas citizen of India card, if found eligible. (8) The adoptive parents shall come to India for taking the adopted child to their country. ¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3 (ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 75