Adoptive fathers are eligible for GPPL if they meet the following eligibility criteria:
a. The adopted child is below 12 months of age;
b. The adopted child is a Singapore Citizen, or at least one of the adoptive parents must be a Singapore Citizen;
c. The adoptive father must have served his employer – or, if self-employed, have been engaged in a particular business, trade or profession – for a continuous period of at least 3 months preceding the point of ‘formal intent to adopt’*;
d. The Adoption Order is granted 12 months from the point of ‘formal intent to adopt’ (inclusive of the date of 'formal intent to adopt', and the adopted child obtains Singapore Citizenship within 6 months after the Adoption Order is passed; AND
e. The father is an applicant to the adoption.
*'Formal intent to adopt’ is:
f. For a child who is Singapore Citizen: The submission of the application to the Court to start the legal adoption process;
OR
g. For a child who is not a Singapore Citizen: The issuance of a document stating that the application for the Dependant's Pass for the adopted child has been approved by the Ministry of Social and Family Development, or the Dependant's Pass itself.