Adopted Children Immigrant Visa Unit

General Information

As of September 1, 2008, the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Adoptions between the United States and Vietnam has expired. The Government of Vietnam will continue to process adoption cases for prospective adoptive parents who were matched with a child (received a formal referral) before September 1. The Vietnamese Department of International Adoption (DIA) has returned pending dossiers for prospective adoptive parents who did not receive an official referral before this date. For prospective adoptive parents who received an official referral prior to September 1, 2008, to get information about the I-600 process please click here, and here for information about the immigrant visa process.

Latest News

• Summary of Irregularities in Adoptions in Vietnam (Tiếng Việt) (April 25, 2008)
• Adoption News Archive
• US Department of State Office of Children’s Issues