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Vietnam Adoptions

Over 40 Years Of International Adoption Experience

Vietnam, located in Asia, is a Hague Convention Country and adoptions are overseen by Vietnam’s central authority, The Ministry of Justice, Department of Adoption. 

We are able to assist families in all 50 states with an adoption from Vietnam. The first step is filling out an application and starting your home study. If you live in a state in which we are licensed, we can complete your home study. 

Alliance for Children partners with agencies throughout the US and would be happy to assist you in locating a local home study agency if you do not live in a state in which we are licensed. 

Once your home study is finished, we will assist in filing for USCIS approval and completing a dossier for Vietnam. Our program coordinator will guide you through the process. When your dossier is ready, it will be sent to Vietnam for translation and registration with Vietnam’s central authority. 

The next step is waiting to be matched with a child. Once matched, you will receive information about a child. Should you decide to move forward, you will then travel to Vietnam to meet the child and complete the adoption in country. Our experienced staff will guide you through the process both in Vietnam and here in the US. Below are more details about our Vietnam program.

Adoption Questions

Married heterosexual couples and single women age 25 – 55 with no more than 4 children already in the home may apply to adopt a child from Vietnam. Parent(s) must be at least 20 years older than the child(ren) to be adopted. Health conditions and arrest record of prospective parents reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Children under age 5 with special needs; Children over age 5 with no known special needs; Sibling groups.

Varies depending on child(ren) requested.

One trip of 2 weeks.

Waiting Children

Waiting children are children who are already available for international adoption and are waiting for their forever families. These children are considered by the central authority in their country of origin to be difficult to place. That can be due to the child’s special needs, age or that they are part of a sibling group. Alliance for Children is committed to helping find these children a family that is best equipped to meet their needs.

How To View Waiting Children

Click the button below to be taken to the AFC-Rainbowkids account. Please set up an account on the Rainbowkids site and you will then be able to view all of the AFC Waiting Children profiles.

IMPORTANT: You miust agree to keep any photos, videos, and/or information confidential to protect children’s privacy. You must also agree to not to post or publicly share information without written permission. If you violate the terms of this agreement you will not be allowed to have access to AFC’s photo listing of waiting children.

Applications

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