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*** We are not taking new applications to Vietnam at this time, please keep visiting our website for new information ***
In January 2008, the Department of State warned potential adoptive parents and adoption service providers of the risk of initiating new adoptions from Vietnam at this time. The 2005 Memorandum of Agreement, required by Vietnamese law to authorize adoptions between the United States and Vietnam, expires on September 1, 2008. The United States is strongly committed to continuing intercountry adoptions from Vietnam if possible. New applications for immigration approval can still be processed because the revision and renewal of the Agreement are a priority for both governments. For more details, please visit:
http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/intercountry/intercountry_3939.html
The above Agreement is to strengthen and improve accountability in regulating adoptions in Vietnam. In November 2007, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and the Department of State instituted new procedures to verify that children identified for placement meet the all requirements before the child has been adopted under Vietnamese law. Please note the problems identified are in provinces outside of the territory where CCI operates. For more details on this issue, please visit: