Vietnam: Country and Program Overview
Adoption from Vietnam to the United States has a long and rather tumultuous history. In 1975, 2000 Vietnamese children and babies were brought to the United States during Operation Babylift; these children are now adults. After a long hiatus, adoptions resumed in 1995 as relations were re-established. During its peak, in the late 1990's and early 2000's, Vietnam was one of top 10 sending countries to the US. In 2004-2005, adoptions to the US ceased as a new law was implemented and agreement reached between the two countries. Adoptions resumed in 2006. Currently, adoptions are conducted at the orphanage and province level, with national oversight. Vietnam now has a national licensing approval procedure for individual US adoption agencies.
Children Available
Children of all ages, including infants, toddlers, and older children are available for adoption from Vietnam. Some sibling sets are available for adoption as well.
Parent Requirements
Couples and single women are eligible to adopt from Vietnam. There are no specific age
requirements regarding the parents, but each parent must be at least 20 years older than
the child they wish to adopt.
One trip of approximately two to three weeks in duration is required to adopt a child
from Vietnam. Both parents are required to travel. The wait time for a referral varies from agency to agency, as each agency works closely
with different orphanages. Generally a family should expect to wait from three to six
months for a referral for a boy, slightly longer for a referral for a girl. Approximate total cost for an adoption from Vietnam ranges from $15,000-$23,000.
These fees include your home study, travel, stay in country, agency fees, foreign
program costs and legalization of paperwork.Travel
Timelines
Fees