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.