Vietnam Adoption

in late April 2008, Vietnam announced it would end its adoption program with the U.S., in response to a report by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi that alleged corruption within Vietnam's adoption program. The existing pact allowing adoptions between Vietnam and the U.S. was to expire on September 1, but in a letter to the embassy, Vietnam officials, who deny the allegations, said they would not renew the pact, and would no longer accept new applications from prospective adopters after July 1. Vietnam will continue to process applications for families matched with children before July 1, until the pact expires.
Description:

Both boys and girls are available for adoption, but boys are

Children are given up for adoption usually for reasons of poverty. All children are adopted from orphanages; some children are relinquished by one parent to the orphanage while other children are abandoned.

Requirements

The only age requirement that Vietnam has is that parents must be 20 years older than the child

single women can adopt (single men on case by case basis

Only one trip will be required. The trip will be 2-3 weeks in duration, during which, you will complete the adoption process and bring your child home.

Estimated cost is $22,000 - $23,300 for adoption expenses and travel.

The Vietnam Adoption Agency Programs Directory provides comprehensive up-to-date information on the Vietnam adoption programs, contacts, requirements, costs and more for adoption agencies licensed in Vietnam.

Go directly to the Vietnam Adoption Agency Directory

Adoption agencies licensed by Vietnam who openly share information on their Vietnam Adoption programs are listed in this Vietnam Adoption Agency Directory. (This directory provides extensive Vietnam adoption program information for most of the licensed Vietnam adoption agencies and their provinces listed by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.)

This directory is intended for parents to gather information and make comparisons in choosing an Vietnam adoption agency, it is not an endorsement. Before choosing an agency please research your options carefully. Use this Vietnam Adoption Agency Directory to contact more than one agency to better understand procedures and differences. ALWAYS Be WARY. Do a careful investigation now to minimize any chance of a commitment you may regret in the future.