涉外收养,是指外国人、华侨、港澳同胞或无国籍人收养我国公民的子女为养子女或我国公民收养外国人、华侨、港澳同胞或无国籍人的子女为养子女的法律行为。涉及收养公证是国家公证机关根据当事人的申请,依法证明外国人、华侨、港澳同胞或无国籍人收养中国公民为养子女行为的真实性与合法性的活动。随着改革开放的不断深入和国际交往的日益频繁,涉外收养也逐渐增多,这将成为我国国际间人员交往的必要补充。在我国收养法颁布之前,收养公证的法律依据主要是部门规章和参照国外有关收养的法 Foreign adoptions refer to the legal acts of adopting foreign children of foreigners, overseas Chinese, compatriots in Hong Kong, Maucao or stateless persons as their adopted children by their children adopted by foreigners, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao compatriots or stateless persons as adoptive children or Chinese citizens. Involving notarization of adoption refers to the activities of the notarial organ of the state according to the application of the party concerned to prove the authenticity and legality of adopting foreigners, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao compatriots or stateless persons to adopt Chinese citizens as their children. With the continuous deepening of reform and opening up and the increasing frequency of international exchanges, the number of foreign-related adoptions has also gradually increased, which will become a necessary complement to the personnel exchanges in our country. Before the promulgation of adoption law in our country, the legal basis for the adoption of notarization is mainly the departmental regulations and the reference to the foreign law on adoption