On September 29, 2023, the Minister of Justice issued Circular 07/2023/TT- BTP amending a number of articles of Circular 10/2020/TT- BTP on guidance on recording, using, managing and storing adoption books, paper forms and records in Vietnam.
Circular 07/2023/TT-BTP regulates 16 forms of documents used for registration of adoptions involving foreign elements as follows:
- Application to adopt Vietnamese children abroad (Used for adoption of children living in foster care facilities, bilingual Vietnamese - English)
- Application to adopt Vietnamese children abroad (Used for adoption of stepchildren, biological grandchildren, bilingual Vietnamese - English)
- Documents on notable characteristics, interests, and habits of adopted children
- Document certifying that the child is eligible to be adopted abroad
- Decision on adoption involving foreign elements (Original copy - with content)
- Decision on adoption involving foreign elements (Original copy - embryo, no content)
- Extract of adoptions involving foreign elements (Copy)
- Certificate of adoption involving foreign elements in accordance with Hague Convention No. 33 (Bilingual Vietnamese - English) (Original copy - with content)
- Certificate of adoption involving foreign elements in accordance with Hague Convention No. 33 (Bilingual Vietnamese - English) (Original copy - blank, no content)
- Report on the development of Vietnamese children adopted abroad (Bilingual Vietnamese - English)
- Application for grant/extension/amendment of operating license of foreign adoption organization in Vietnam (Bilingual Vietnamese - English)
- Operation license of foreign adoption organization in Vietnam (Original copy - with content)
- Operation license of foreign adoption organization in Vietnam (Original copy - blank, no content)
- Report on the operations of foreign adoption organizations licensed to operate in Vietnam (Bilingual Vietnamese - English)
- Extract recorded in the Book of adoptions that have been resolved at a competent foreign agency
- Extract recorded in the Book of adoptions that have been resolved at a competent foreign agency (Copy)
More details can be found in Circular 07/2023/TT-BTP taking effect on November 30, 2023.
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