Step 1: A citizen fills in the form for the noting of child adoption in the Registration Book that was registered with foreign competent authority; prepares dossiers and submits to the One Stop Shop of the Ha Noi Department of Justice for consideration.     
Step 2: One Stop Shop receives and checks dossiers. If the dossier is complete and valid, One Stop Shop will accept it and give the applicant a receipt with an appointment of the time and date for return of the result.     
If the dossier remains incomplete and needs to be added, the applicant shall be advised to add.
And iIn case the dossier goes beyond the authority of One Stop Shop, the applicant will be guided to the upper related agency for further consideration according to regulations.   Step 3: One Stop Shop notes in the book, then hands the dossier over to the Section for Judicial Administration for further consideration as stipulated.
Step 4: The Section for Judicial Administration receives and checks the dossiers, then processes and gives result in time as stipulated.     
In case the dossiers need to be added or double checked, the Section is required to consult the One Stop Shop, so that the latter will keep the applicant informed, or to give a deadline to settle the issues.   
Step 5: One Stop Shop receives the results, takes notes and gives result to applicant according to the law.

Papers to be submitted
1. Re-registration for noting child adoption in the Registration Book, which was registered with foreign competent authority;
2. The certified copy of the papers as proof of child adoption issued by foreign competent authority; it must be translated into Vietnamese and legalized.
3. Copies of Family Register Book, ID or passport of the applicant for noting child adoption.
Papers to be showed
1. Family Register Book, ID or passport of the applicant;
2. The original copy of Certificate of child adoption registered with foreign competent authority
Number of dossier: 01 set

Registration for noting child adoption which was registered with foreign competent authority   
(the attached sample, or downloaded from www.sotuphaphanoi.gov.vn)

- Law on Child Adoption in 2010;
- Government Decree 19/2011/ND-CP dated March 21, 2011, detailing implementation of some articles of the Law on Child Adoption;
- Circular 24/2014/TT-BTP dated December 29, 2014 on amending, supplementing some articles of Circular 12/2011/TT-BTP dated June 27, 2011 of Ministry of Justice on issuing, guiding the noting, recording and use of forms for child adoption;
- Decision 12/2009/QD-UBND on January 9, 2009 of the Ha Noi People’s Committee on fees collection of civil status in Ha Noi.