China Adoption

China Adoption Program
China is one of CWA’s most successful programs since China adoptions began there in 1993. CWA is also among the few agencies selected to place special needs children. Our China Program Director, Yu-Qin Jiao (Jane), is Chinese and has many years’ experience as a teacher, interpreter, and adoption travel specialist. She knows the Chinese adoption officials personally. Yu-Qin lives in China, which is a great asset to our China program, as well as to the families traveling there to bring home their children. CWA’s long-term experience and dedicated relationship with the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) has resulted in a stable, well-organized and dependable program. CWA provides humanitarian aid to China, including flood relief, orphanage assistance, clothing projects and more.

Children in the China Adoption Program
Children ages 6 months through 13 years are available for China adoption. Some healthy older boys and girls, and children of all ages with special needs are also available through our waiting child/special needs list. Most children receive care from government welfare centers, although some children live with foster families. In a typical adoption of a healthy baby, the referral of a child comes about 36-38 months after your paperwork is received in China. The child is matched with the family by China adoption authorities. Photos, health reports and full disclosure help with your decision to accept a child. Travel usually occurs 10-12 weeks after referral, and typically, families travel with a group of other adoptive parents. CWA’s China waiting child/special needs process is greatly expedited with a reduced time frame of about 10-12 months. Occasionally we have children that are assigned specifically to our agency, and we also have access to as many as 100 children from a general list. Families wanting to adopt from the waiting child/special needs list must apply with CWA, complete your dossier/paperwork and submit it to China. Then you will have access to photos and medical information on many available children of all ages involved in the China adoption program.

CWA was chosen by CCAA to be one of three US agencies to offer the children of Hope Project. These children are typically ages 4-13, some healthy, some with special needs, and all with a desire for a loving forever family. You can see the children currently available on our web site Hope Project link. Families can find their child there, and then apply and begin the adoption process. For families adopting children from Hope Project, CCAA tends to offer waivers to those that do not meet the standard parental eligibility guidelines.

Parent Eligibility for China Adoption
China has recently established new parent eligibility guidelines. They require that applicants be between 30-50 years old for a typical healthy child infant adoption, ages 30-55 for a child with special needs or an older waiting child, and sometimes parents over 55 are accepted for children of Hope Project. Applicants should be married for at least two years, must be physically and mentally healthy, with body mass index under 40, with no history of drug/alcohol abuse or legal problems. Applicants should have at least a high school education, stable employment, and a net worth of at least $80,000. Applicants should have no more than 4 minor children at home.

New China Adoption Requirements

Travel/Process for China Adoption
One or both parents may travel to China to complete their adoption. Parents usually travel in a group with several other CWA families and many become life-long friends. One trip of about two weeks is required to complete the adoption. CWA families travel better, see more and eat better (our surveys show high satisfaction ratings). Fees for travel and accommodations in China includes 5-star hotels, most meals, transportation, in-country airfare, guides, legal work, sightseeing, and airport taxes, on the trip of a lifetime.

Note: Due to the nature of international adoption, all information contained on this webpage concerning China adoption is subject to change without notice.