What is the application form for adoption registration at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies of Vietnamese citizens temporarily residing abroad?
- What is the application form for adoption registration at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies of Vietnamese citizens temporarily residing abroad?
- What is included in the application for adoption registration at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies of Vietnamese citizens temporarily residing abroad?
- How much is the adoption registration fee at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies?
What is the application form for adoption registration at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies of Vietnamese citizens temporarily residing abroad?
Pursuant to Decision 169/QD-BTP in 2021 announcing standardized administrative procedures in the field of adoption under the management function of the Ministry of Justice.
The application form for adoption registration at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies of Vietnamese citizens temporarily residing abroad is made according to Form No. 04 in Appendix 2 issued together with Circular 10/2020/TT- BTP.
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What is the application form for adoption registration at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies of Vietnamese citizens temporarily residing abroad?
What is included in the application for adoption registration at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies of Vietnamese citizens temporarily residing abroad?
A dossier of application for adoption registration at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies of Vietnamese citizens temporarily residing abroad shall be made according to subsection 4, Section A, Part II of the administrative procedures promulgated together with Decision 169/QD-BTP in 2021.
Specifically, include:
Documents | Content |
Profile of the adopter | - An application for domestic adoption; - Copy of Passport, People's Identity Card or other valid substitute papers; - Judicial history card: In case the adoptee has resided abroad for 6 months or more, the criminal record card may be issued by the competent authority of the country where the adopter resides. - Written confirmation of marital status: + In case the adopter is the adoptive couple: Marriage certificate. + In case the adopter is a single person adopting the child: Certificate of marital status. - Health Certification: In case the adopter has resided abroad for 6 months or more, the health certificate may be issued by the competent authority of the country where the adopter resides. - Written certification of family situation, accommodation status, economic conditions: In case the adoptee has resided abroad for 6 months or more, a written certification of family circumstances, accommodation status and economic conditions may be issued by a competent authority of the country where the adoptee is granted temporary residence. |
Profile of the person being adopted | - Birth certificate; - Health certificate issued by a district-level health agency or higher: In case the adopted person has resided abroad for 6 months or more, the health certificate may be issued by the competent authority of the country where the adopted person resides. - Two full body photos, looking straight ahead, taken within 6 months; - One of the following documents: + For orphans: Death certificate of the biological father or mother or a court decision declaring that the child's biological father or mother is dead; + For the person introduced for adoption whose natural father or mother is missing: TA's decision declaring that the biological father and mother of the introduced person is missing; + For the person introduced for adoption whose natural father or mother has lost their civil act capacity: TA's decision declaring that the biological father or mother of the person introduced for adoption has lost their civil act capacity . In case the adopted person has resided abroad for 06 months or more, the corresponding documents mentioned above may be issued by the competent authority of the country where the adopted person resides. |
How much is the adoption registration fee at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies?
Pursuant to the provisions of Point dd, Clause 1, Article 6 of Decree 114/2016/ND-CP, it is mentioned that the adoption registration fee at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies is as follows:
Fee amounts
1. Amounts of adoption registration fees:
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dd) Amount of adoption registration fee at Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies: USD 150/case. The above fee shall be converted into the receiving country’s currency according to the selling rate of USD announced by a bank where Vietnam’s overseas representative body open its account.
Thus, according to the above regulations, the fee for adoption registration at Vietnamese representative offices abroad is determined to be 150 USD/case.
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