Adoption of a Mongolian child by a foreign individual or couple is a complex procedure requiring several stages. As we mentioned in our previous post, the adopting parents are firstly required to obtain approval for adoption in their home country.
The prospective parents must then submit their adoption application via their home country’s adoption system, which will forward the application to the appropriate body in Mongolia. If a prospective foreign parent has resided in Mongolia for over six months, the international adoption application shall be submitted directly to the government central administrative body in charge of population matters of Mongolia (the “State authority”).
The applicant must submit a report containing information on their personal characteristics, presenting their suitability of the adoption, their educational status, information regarding their family background and health information, their history of the disease, income and social status. The adopter must also describe their reasons for adopting.
After review and approval of the international adoption application the State authority will select a probable adoptive child and initiate contact with the prospective adoptive parents through the international adoption agency.
The Immigration Agency of Mongolia will review the relevant adoption documents, and will examine and make a decision on the condition of the child and suitability for adoption. An adoption commission will conduct a face to face interview with the prospective adoptive parents, as required by the Mongolian “Regulation on the Procedure to Interview Foreign National Requesting Adoption of a Mongolian Child”. The regulation is approved and implemented directly by the head of the Immigration Agency of Mongolia.
The purpose of interview with the prospective adoptive parents is obtain a better understanding of the parents ideas, goals, the reasons for adoption, and to gauge their parental fitness, education, employment, financial prospects, understanding of the responsibilities of adoption, understand their family history, determine future plans. The interview will also assess the prospective parent’s ability to care for the health of adoptive child, the appropriateness of the parent to match the characteristics of the child, as well as ensuring the adoptive parent’s attitude toward and ability to socialize and educate the child.
The final decision to approve the international adoption will be made by the majority vote of the members of the commission after the interview with adoptive parents. If the adoption is approved, the Head of the Immigration Agency of Mongolia will issue an approval order based on the decision.
Throughout the process, it is beneficial for prospective parents to have a local contact or legal support to liaise with government officials to assist in responding to questions or concerns of the reviewing officials.
Quick question regarding adopting a Mongolian child: We have a client who wishes to adopt a child from their Mongolian friends. So we are talking about about a specific child to be adopted by an American family that is not really an orphan. Can this be done at all?
Hi Abraham, yes, this can be done. Procedures will be mostly the same. Contact our Mongolian lawyers by email for more information.
My husband I reside in the UAE and are originally from Australia / UK. If we wish to adopt from Mongolia, can we do so directly through a lawyer and the two ministries involved?
According to Mongolian legislation, a foreign citizen needs to file an application for adopting a child of Mongolian nationality to the competent authority of Mongolia through the competent authority (government agency) of his/ her own or residing country. If foreign citizen has resided in Mongolia for over six months, the adoption application can be submitted directly to competent authority of Mongolia.
i decide to adopt my unborn child. i”ll born at January,2020. Can u connect me to anybody who adopt the few months child from Mongolia??
Hello! I am 46 and my husband is 50. We are both in good health and have plenty of energy for a new member of the family. Would we be eligible to adopt from Mongolia?
Hi there,
I’m from Mongolia, been living in the UK for past 11 years and recently became British citizen. I’m 30, single and have a steady income. I want to adopt my nephew, who is 14 years old, from Mongolia. Would there be any complications? Is it necessary to go through solicitors/lawyers? If so, can you recommend any who are good and affordable?
Looking forward to hear you