Question: What Countries Are Included in the Hague Adoption Convention?
Answer:
The following countries are part of the Hague Adoption Convention and must follow Hague adoption procedures. Countries not shown are not part of the Hague Adoption Convention and must follow non-Hague adoption procedures.
Convention Countries
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- China (and Hong Kong)
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Israel
- Italy
- Kenya
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Seychelles
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Note: The U.S. is not currently processing new adoptions with Cambodia and Guatemala.
The convention countries list is maintained by the U.S. Department of State on its Intercountry Adoption website.
Source: U.S. Department of State
