Adoption

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All Intercountry Adoption Visas are processed by the Adoption Visa Unit of the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.

Vietnam is party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Therefore, all adoptions between Vietnam and the United States must meet the requirements of the convention and U.S. law implementing the Convention.

For all information about the intercountry adoption process between the United States and Vietnam, please visit Vietnam’s Country Information page on the Department of State’s Intercountry Adoption website.

Important Notices

After thorough review, the Department of State determined that for visa application purposes, the new Vietnam passport, issued starting July 1, 2022, which does not contain a birthplace, must include a Vietnam government endorsement page that states place of birth information. We urge all individuals with upcoming appointments already scheduled to get the endorsement prior to their appointment. Recognizing the inconvenience this presents, we will continue to interview applicants whose passports lack the endorsement through September 29. Beginning October 3, all visa applicants with the new blue-covered passports must have the passport endorsed with place of birth before their interview. Applicants who do not have an endorsement in their blue cover passports will not be permitted to interview and will need to reschedule their appointments.

Expanded Hague Adoption Convention Processing

Expanded Hague Adoption Convention Processing with the United States following the Conclusion of the Special Adoption Program in Vietnam

Effective December 31, 2020, Vietnam will expand the categories of children that are eligible for intercountry adoption with the United States under the Hague Adoption Convention. This follows Vietnam lifting the limitations of the Special Adoption Program, which previously allowed processing only for children with special needs, over five years old, and/or in biological sibling groups. For the full announcement, please visit here.

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