In Vietnam, is it permissible for foreingers to adopt children?

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• Is it permissible for foreigners to adopt children in Vietnam?
• What are conditions for foreigners to adopt children in Vietnam?

Is it permissible for foreigners to adopt children in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 28 of the Law on Adoption in 2010 stipulating cases of intercountry adoption in Vietnam as follows: 

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

2. Overseas Vietnamese, foreigners permanently residing abroad may adopt a specific child in the following cases:

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. Foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam adopt a child in Vietnam.

As regulations above, foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam are permissible to adopt children in Vietnam.

What are conditions for foreigners to adopt children in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 29 of the Law on Adoption in 2010 stipulating conditions for foreigners to adopt children in Vietnam as follows: 

1. Overseas Vietnamese or foreigners permanently residing abroad who seek to adopt a Vietnamese must meet all conditions required by the law of the country in which they permanently reside and specified in Article 14 of this Law.

2. Vietnamese citizens who seek to adopt a foreigner must meet all conditions specified in Article 14 of this Law and required by the law of the country in which the to-be-adopted person permanently resides.

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