What is the process for adopting a child for persons residing in Pakistan?
The process for families in Pakistan consists of only getting the guardianship and birth certificate of the child after receiving the baby. Contact the local adoption agency and see what they say about the possibility of getting a child through them. Edhi only place children for adoption through the Mithadar Karachi center, but there may be local Edhi offices which could be contacted to see if they can help in the process. Edhi typically has a 2-3 month waiting period after you submit your application till you get placed with a child, and they give you custody of the child right away. They call your local contact to pick up the baby, usually you don’t have more than a couple of hours response time before they call the next family on the list, so it is important to have someone lined up who can take custody of the child till you can get there. Edhi releases the child for legal paperwork after a 2-3 month waiting period, and at that point you get a provisional birth certificate from them
