CHINA ADOPTION PROGRAM

OUR AGENCY WILL NOT BE OFFERING A CHINA PROGRAM IN 2008.

Each year since the early 1990’s families from the United States have been adopting thousands of beautiful Chinese children. Due to the cultural gender preference for boys, many female children who are born to married couples, are abandoned and taken to orphanages. Therefore, the millions of orphaned children in China are primarily girls, and they are residing in orphanages.

Parent Eligibility

Married couples between 30 to 55 years of age, with or without children, may adopt a healthy child or request a special needs child.   Infants over a year may be referred to parents over 47 years of age.  No single parents may adopt from China beginning May 1, 2007. China is also, implementing stringent medical and social policies for families eligibility beginning May 1, 2007.

Waiting Children Needing Families

Infant girls 9 months and older at time of travel.  We are able to place children from orphanages throughout China and our staff has established relationships with many orphanage directors.  On occasion, children live in a foster care home rather than in an        orphanage.

Length and Predictability of process

The adoption process for China is wonderfully regulated and typically very smooth.  Our China staff is efficient, personable and compassionately caring to families throughout their adoption journey in country.

Upon receipt of all your documents, we send your dossier to China .  Approximately, 24 to 36 months from the time your dossier is logged in at the CCAA in China, you will receive your referral.  When a child is referred to you, you receive two to three photographs of the child and a medical examination report.  This report states the child's head circumference, height and weight and the results of Hepatitis B tests.  You also receive a developmental checklist describing your child's progress.

Travel to Country

At least one of the adopting parents must travel to China to finalize the adoption in country.  Our program will only send groups of between 6 to 8 adopting families at a time. We have Associates in China who will guide these SMALL GROUPS throughout the entire process in country. Our groups are smaller in order to optimize the potential of individualized services for families and their new child. 

Travel dates are approximately 6-8 weeks after acceptance of a referral and the typical in-country stay is about 15 days.  You will first travel to Beijing , then to the province capitol where your child is residing to finalize the adoption. The last portion of your trip will be to appear at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou to obtain your child's U.S. visa.

The trip to China is a wonderful opportunity to experience your child's culture and to travel "worry free" with all of the details arranged by our delightful English speaking staff. They will meet your plane and remain with you throughout your stay until you bring your child HOME!

FAMILY ADOPTION STORY

We adopted our daughter Holly from the Guangdong Province of China.  She was 9.5 months old when we brought her home.  She is the JOY of our life.  Our adoption experience was exceptional.  Our U.S. staff was very knowledgeable, caring and friendly.  They walked us through every step of the way.  We loved working with them.   

The foreign staff was outstanding, too.  We had a wonderful trip to China to receive our daughter.  We were in a small group and the trip was very personal and well organized. Words really cannot express how happy we are with our adoption decision.

Tracey and Richard 

China Links:

China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA)

Families with Children from China

Our Chinese Daughters Foundation

The China Cares Foundation