Adoption

If you wish to adopt a child from overseas, you must meet the criteria of the country you want to adopt from.

Australia has an established legal arrangement with all of the following countries:

• China
• Taiwan
• Hong Kong
• Philippines 
• Thailand
• Columbia
• Chile
• Latvia
• Poland
• South Africa
• Lithuania
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka.

To find out more about international adoption law go to the Hague Convention on Private International Law website.

For more information about adopting a child from overseas contact the Northern Territory Adoptions Unit.