How Do You Adopt A Baby From China?
• Find an adoption agency specializing in adoptions from China. The China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) is in charge of all adoptions from China, and they only accept applications submitted through a registered adoption agency. The CCAA maintains an extensive list of agencies on its website (see the links section). Some are better than others, and some have lower fees, so research to find your best option. • Complete a home study. The home study is a biography of the prospective parents and an assessment of their living situation, and must be performed by a licensed social worker employed by a registered Chinese adoption agency. The home study requires four face-to-face visits with a social worker which usually includes a social worker’s visit to your home and three more interviews which can be conducted in your home or in the social worker’s office. • Assemble your application dossier. Your full application dossier requires a long list of supplementary documents, including a cover
Adopting a Chinese baby is very much like adopting in the United States. You will be required to have an extensive background check and a thorough interview completed before the process can even begin. Although the process may seem tedious and long, being able to adopt a baby from China is a rewarding experience for those who cannot have children or for those who wish to have more but for their own circumstantial reasons cannot do so. Determine if you are eligible to adopt a baby from China. Parents must also be eligible to adopt in their home country by the United States Government. Parents must be between 30 to 55 years of age, be married for at least two years, and cannot have been previously divorced twice. If one or both of the parents was previously married, the former marriage had to last at least five years. Figure out your family income. Annual income must equal a share of at least 10 thousand dollars per family member. For a family of three, the total annual income would be 3
