Adoption
Adopting a child from overseas
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.
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Last updated: 03 February 2020