PRIMARY RECORD
Who is the responsible authority?
DAPPPN — Direction des adoptions, du parrainage et de la protection des pupilles de la nation. The CAI country record describes roles, requirements and stages, but must be rechecked before a real application.
Hague Adoption Convention in force since 1996-05-01 according to the CAI country record.
Authorities and process
CAI identifies DAPPPN as a key central contact for adoption procedures. The authorised Italian organisation routes the dossier to the responsible authorities, which handle the proposal and assessment. Historic pending-case counts do not establish present availability.
Eligibility and important caveats
CAI describes local conditions relating to applicants’ age and length of marriage, including exceptions in specified situations. These origin-country provisions must be considered together with Italian requirements and cannot be used as an automatic suitability verdict.
What is distinctive about this country
CAI’s country sheet describes a response stage after a proposed match and country-specific post-adoption reports—annually in the first two years and then every three years until adulthood. Before accepting a mandate, ask the organisation to confirm current schedules and country operations.
A legal country profile does not prove an organisation is taking new families. Historical totals cannot predict individual waiting times or matching. Confirm with a competent authority and an authorised organisation.
Historic figures, not current openings
A separate CAI historical dossier records completed and pending 2025 procedures for this country. Those figures are historical and do not count children awaiting families.
Read the historical dataset ↗Three questions to ask before proceeding
- Which current local requirements or exceptions apply?
- What post-adoption reporting timetable would apply to us?
- Is the chosen organisation accepting new mandates for this country?