What is Formal Intent to Adopt (FIA)?
For a child who is a Singapore citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR), the 'Formal Intent to Adopt (FIA)' is defined as the date when an application to adopt is submitted to the Court.
For a child who is not a Singapore citizen or a Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR), the 'Formal Intent to Adopt (FIA)' is defined as the date when the Dependent's Pass (DP) is issued in respect of the child, or the date of the document indicating that the application for the dependent's pass has been approved.
Please refer to the GPL Portal FAQs, Claims Submission/Entitlement, for example of Formal Intent to Adopt (FIA).
For questions on documents, please email contactus@profamilyleave.gov.sg.
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