Laos - Register Adoption

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Procedure

1. To register an adoption, applicants will need to submit an application at the family registration office where the village head issues his approval for the adoption.
2. Once the adoption was approved by the village head, go to your district family registration office and present the document declaring that the adoption was approved within 30 days.
3. After registration, an adoption certificate will be issued to the adoptive parents.

Note: If an adoption is modified or terminated by a court decision, the family registration officials must change the family registration to comply with the court decision.

If you are outside Laos

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest embassy of Laos in the country you are currently staying. The Embassy's consular service section will help you register the adoption in Laos.

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Required Documents

Adoption of children requires the prior written consent of the adopting married couple and of the children’s natural parents except if [the latter] have had their parental rights withdrawn or have been recognised as incompetent or as disappeared.

If such children have reached the age of ten years, their consent shall also be required.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Home Affairs
Vientiane
Laos
6376
Laos PDR
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 212545, 212639, 213647, 213646
Fax: 213649, 217619

Lao PDR Mission abroad
check the menu on the left side of the page

Eligibility

Adopted children must be minor children.

Adoptive parents must be individuals who have reached the age of maturity and who have not had their parental rights withdrawn.

Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Decision regarding the approval of adoption may be issued within a month.

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Instructions

Adoptions are registered at the family registration office where the village head issues his approval for the adoption.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

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Family Registration Organisation

The family registration organisation at the central level is under the Ministry of the Interior. At the provincial or prefecture level, it is subject to the provincial governor or the prefecture mayor. At the district level, it is subject to the district chief.

The government designated its appointed diplomatic and consular officials abroad as the one responsible for family registration and to conduct various types of registration for Lao nationals abroad.

Duties of the Family Registration Organisation

The Organization has the duty to: register family registration books, births, disappearances, deaths, marriages, divorces, adoptions, changes of first name and surname, changes in residence, as well as modifications, amendments, and cancellations of family registrations; to issue new certificates in the event that old certificates are lost; to maintain the record of family registration books; to issue family registration certificates; and to monitor and inspect family registrations.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Promulgation of the Law on Family Registration
Laos - Family Law

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