China Adoption

Adoption Program
China is one of CWA’s most successful programs since 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 relationships with the Chinese have resulted in a stable, well-organized and dependable program. CWA provides humanitarian aid to China, including flood relief, orphanage assistance, Coats4Kids project and more.

The Children
Children ages 6 months through 13 years are available for 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 29-30 months after your paperwork is received in China. The child is matched with the family by China’s adoption authorities. Photos, health reports and full disclosure help with your decision to accept a child. Travel usually occurs 7-8 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 8-10 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.

Parent Eligibility
China has recently established parent eligibility guidelines. They require that applicants be between 30-50 years old (up to 55 if adopting an older child). 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
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, sightseeing and airport taxes, on the trip of a lifetime. *Note: Parents adopting from Guangdong Province must remain in China 3 extra days. Therefore, CWA will charge additional travel fees of $150 per night, per couple, including breakfast.

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