If you want to adopt a child from abroad, this can only be done through DIA (Danish International Adoption), an independent adoption agency accredited by the Ministry of Social Affairs. After sanctions, the organization stopped the service. Why sanctions? Several scandals raised suspicions that the adoptions were not taking place according to the rules. The Ministry of Social Affairs cannot come up with a timeline for when the adoptions could be resumed.
- There are 37 families on the waiting list for international adoption. Also, 57 families have an active case open (they have already been matched with a child). Ankestyrelsen (Danish Appeals Board) will take over their cases and decide case-by-case, if the adoption moves forward.
