Vietnam Adoption Requirements

Article 14 of Vietnam Adoption Law details what adopting a Vietnamese children requires. The adoptive parents need to:

- Have full civil rights
- Be more than 20 years older than the child
- Have a good health, financial status and residency to ensure the caring, rearing and educating of the adopted child.  
- Meet moral standards Besides these terms, foreigners; Vietnamese residing abroad; or foreigners residing in Vietnam must meet the requirements where the family will be based.

You can also contact the embassy or consulate nearest to your residency for more specific details.