Dossier of domestic adoptive parents in Vietnam

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Dossier of domestic adoptive parents in Vietnam

Dossier of domestic adoptive parents are compiled into one set, including documents stipulated in Article 17 of the 2010 Adoption Law, consisting of:

- Adoption application form;

- A copy of the passport, identity card, or a document of equivalent value;

- Judicial record certificate;

- Marriage status confirmation;

- Health certificate issued by a district-level or higher medical authority; a document confirming family circumstances, residence, and economic conditions issued by the commune-level People's Committee where the adoptive parent resides, except in cases specified in Clause 3, Article 14 of the 2010 Adoption Law.

The procedures for domestic adoption are as follows:

- The adoptive parent submits the dossier to the commune-level People's Committee that has the authority to handle the adoption through direct submission, postal system, or online submission as per regulations on performing administrative procedures in an electronic environment.

For the judicial record certificate stipulated in Clause 3, Article 17 of the 2010 Adoption Law, the adoptive parent submits Judicial Record Certificate No. 1.

- In cases where the adoptive parent submits an electronic judicial record certificate, and the commune-level People's Committee, through the National Database on Population or specialized database, can verify personal information and marriage status, the adoptive parent is not required to submit paper documents stipulated in Clauses 2, 3, and 4, Article 17 of the 2010 Adoption Law.

The results of the inquiry by the commune-level People's Committee are archived in electronic form or paper copy, reflecting complete and accurate information at the time of inquiry and attached to the adoptive parent's dossier.

- Regarding the confirmation document on family circumstances, residence, and economic conditions of the adoptive parent stipulated in Clause 5, Article 17 of the 2010 Adoption Law: In cases where the adoptive parent’s permanent residence differs from their current residence, within 2 working days from receiving the request from the adoptive parent, the commune-level People's Committee at the place of permanent residence directly verifies within 5 working days or requests the commune-level People's Committee at the current residence to verify and evaluate the family circumstances, residence, and economic conditions of the adoptive parent.

Within 5 working days from receiving the request, the commune-level People's Committee at the current residence performs the verification and evaluation according to the document confirming the family circumstances, residence, and economic conditions of the adoptive parent and notifies the commune-level People's Committee at the permanent residence of the evaluation results.

(Article 7 of Decree 19/2011/ND-CP, amended by Decree 06/2025/ND-CP)

Conditions for domestic adoptive parents in Vietnam

According to Article 14 of the 2010 Adoption Law, an adoptive parent must meet the following conditions:

- Have full civil act capacity;

- Be at least 20 years older than the adopted child;

- Have health, economic, and residing conditions ensuring the care, nurturing, and education of the adopted child;

- Have good moral character.

The following individuals may not adopt a child:

- Those currently restricted in certain parental rights over their minor child;

- Those undergoing administrative handling decisions in educational or medical institutions;

- Those serving a prison sentence;

- Those not yet having their criminal record expunged for intentional offenses against others' life, health, dignity, or honor; those mistreating or abusing grandparents, parents, spouses, children, or individuals who cared for them; those enticing, forcing, or harboring minors to violate the law; or those involved in child trafficking or abduction.

In cases where a stepfather adopts a wife's biological child, a stepmother adopts a husband's biological child, or aunts, uncles adopt their nephew/niece, the conditions:

- Being at least 20 years older than the adopted child;

- Having health, economic, and residing conditions ensuring the care, nurturing, and education of the adopted child;

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