Apply In-Person:

1. The court has to be obtained for adoption by foreign parents from the High Court of Tanzania contact link
2. Downloadable application form for registering adoption is available at the following link
3. After getting the court order, the applicant must register the adoption of the child with the Registration, Insolvency, and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) contact link
4. Applicant should provide all information that is requested in the application form.
5. Applicant must make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
6. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
7. Applicant should attach photocopies and originals of all documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
8. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
9. If all these procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the adoption can be done within a stipulated period of time.
10. If there is no information regarding the adoption, the applicant can visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form link
• ID Proof – National ID/Passport/Driving License
• Address Proof – National ID/Driving License
• Proof of Age
• Study Home Report prepared by an authorized social worker
• Marriage certificate (of the parents)
• Police Clearance Certificate
• Medical Clearance Certificate
• Proof of residency (tenant agreement or utility bill)
• Consent from the child
• Consent of biological parents or any other living relatives of the child
• Proof of financial capacity

Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) Tower,
4th Street Phone, P.O.Box S.JP 9183, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contact No: (+255) 222 924 180/181
Fax No: +255 222 924 182
Email Address: ceo@rita.go.tz / info@rita.go.tz
Regional Office addresses are available in the following contact link

Judiciary of Tanzania,
24, Kivukoni Road, P.O. Box S.L.P. 9004
Contact No: +255 222 123 897
Fax No: +255 222 116 654
Email Address: info@judiciary.go.tz
Contact link

• Any married couple in Tanzania is eligible to apply for this procedure.

• The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

• Adoption by foreign parents is valid forever.

• Downloadable application form is provided in the following link

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• The processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by concerned authorities.

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Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant should make sure to follow all instructions provided by concerned authorities.
• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting it at the office.
• If any other document is requested by concerned authorities at the time of applying, it has to be provided by the applicant.

• Name of Prospective Parent/Parents
• Sex, Age, and Marital Status of Prospective
• Present Address of the applicant/prospective parent
• Personal and Family status of the prospective parent
• Details of the child to be adopted
• Period of Marriage
• Medical situation of the applicant/prospective parent
• Name of 3 referees

• This document is required for adoption by foreign parents legally in Tanzania.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) link
• Judiciary of Tanzania link

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