Vietnam: Cases of intercountry adoption

Nguyen Trinh

16:51, 12/12/2014

The Law on Adoption 2010 of Vietnam was promulgated on June 17, 2010. One of the notable contents specified in this Law is the regulation on cases of intercountry adoption.

Specifically, according to Article 28 of the Law on Adoption 2010 of Vietnam, cases of intercountry adoption are specified as follows:

First, overseas Vietnamese, foreigners permanently residing in the countries being contracting parties to an adoption treaty along with Vietnam adopt a Vietnamese child.

Second, overseas Vietnamese, foreigners permanently residing abroad may adopt a specific child in the following cases:

- He/she is the step father or step mother of the to-be-adopted child;

- He/she is the natural aunt or uncle of the to-be-adopted child;

- He/she has adopted a child who is a sibling of the to-be-adopted child;

- He/she adopts a child who is disabled or infected with HIV/AIDS or another dangerous disease;

- He/she is a foreigner currently working or studying in Vietnam for at least 1 year;

Third, Vietnamese citizens permanently residing in the country adopt a foreign child.

Fourth, foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam adopt a child in Vietnam.

The Law on Adoption 2010 of Vietnam officially takes effect from January 01, 2011.

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