On October 10th, the National Council for Adoption issued a press release which said in part:
Although Vietnamese law allows for the processing of the adoption of children with special needs without a working agreement, NCFA is advocating extreme caution on the part of international adoption agencies and families matched with a Vietnamese child with special needs after the last agreement between the United States and Vietnamese governments expired on September 1, 2008. Because the intercountry adoption process in Vietnam is unregulated, Vietnam is not a Hague-compliant country, and the future of intercountry adoption between the two countries is uncertain, agencies and prospective parents who pursue such adoptions do so without the usual assurances. More specifically, we are expecting United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to be cautious about processing special needs adoptions in the absence of an agreement ensuring that there are transparent regulations and procedures in place. At this time there is considerable uncertainty as to which special needs children as defined by the Vietnamese might actually qualify for adoption.
To read the full press release, click here.
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