Adoption in Taiwan

American citizens interested in adopting a Taiwan orphan should contact AIT for information. Please call 886-2-2162-2000 ext. 2005 or fax 886-2-2162-2253.

We strongly urge prospective adoptive parents to work only with licensed adoption facilitators in Taiwan.  The use of unlicensed facilitators could result in an adoption being carried out in a manner that does not permit the child to qualify as an orphan for the purposes of immigration to the United States.  For more details on adoption, check Adoption.State.Gov website! 

In accordance with U.S. guidelines for the preparation of home studies, Taiwan’s Child Welfare Bureau will issue certificates of child-abuse background checks to American citizens (either formerly or currently resident in Taiwan) wishing to adopt children from Hague Convention countries.  Prospective American adoptive parents can apply in person or by mail to the central office of the Child Welfare Bureau with an application form and copy of the information page of a valid passport.  A simple certificate will be issued indicating whether or not a record of child abuse exists in Taiwan’s centralized database.  

Child Welfare Bureau, Ministry of The Interior, R.O.C.
內政部兒童局
Address:
台中市南屯區黎明路2段503號7樓 
7F, #503, Sec. 2, Li Ming Road., Nan Tun Dist., Taichung City  40873

The application has to be enclosed with a returned envelope glued with post stamps and applicant’s address. Children Bureau will use it to forward the certificate.

For the Country Specific Information for Taiwan, click here.