The foreign adopter and the person placing the child for adoption must sign an Agreement of Entrusted Custody during the Integration Period. The period of integration shall be within 48 hours, and any abnormalities occurring during this period must be reported to the Guangdong Adoption Registration Center in a timely manner.

Upon expiration of the integration period, if neither the adopter nor the adoptee has any objection, the adopter, the person placing the child for adoption, and the adoptee must go to the Guangdong Adoption Registration Center in person for adoption registration. The adoption relationship is established as of the date of registration.

Materials for adoption registration

1. One original copy of the Notice of Travelling to China for Adoption;

2. Passport of the adopter and one photocopy of the passport;

3. The Application Form for Adoption Registration filled in by the adopter (attached with one-inch photo, i.e. 33mm×48mm, of each of the husband and the wife of the adopting couple);

4. One original copy of each of the Adoption Agreement and the Agreement of Entrusted Custody during the Integration Period between the adopter and the person placing the child for adoption；

5. When a married couple adopts a child together, if one party is not present, one original copy of the authorization letter on adoption, which is notarized by the notary office of the adopter's resident country and certified by the Chinese embassy (consulate) in that country, must be provided.

The registrar will go through registration formalities for eligible adopters and, upon approval by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, issue the Adoption Registration Certificate within seven days. The adoption relationship is established as of the date of registration.