International Adoption | China Adoption

China Adoption

The Program

The Hamper Family

The Hedglen Family

Adopting from China

UPDATE 08/28/08: Due to the increasing wait time for a referral from China, FCF has put a HOLD on taking new applications for this program.

China is a wonderful country to adopt from, and the fees are lower than most international adoptions. Many thousands of Chinese children have been adopted since 1992, and the program is stable and efficient. The Chinese government has a highly organized adoption system, and you will find a China adoption to be a smooth process. Our China Adoption Team has placed over 1,000 Chinese babies in loving families!

Parent Eligibility

Couples that have been married for at least two years may adopt. If there has been a divorce on either side, then the current marriage must be five years in length PRIOR to submitting their dossier. China is no longer receiving dossiers from single applicants. Each parent must be in the age range of 30 to 50. China requires that both parents be very healthy, with a BMI (body mass index) under 40, and have no history of drug abuse. The family is to have a yearly income of approximately $10,000 per family member (including the new child). There should not be more than four dependent children residing in the home when the family applies to adopt.

Available Children

Faithful Adoption's China Hope Program specializes in healthy, robust children. Most of the adoptable children in China are girls under 18 months of age, with the average age at the time of referral being 10 months of age. An older toddler may be requested, but the request may or may not be granted.

The Process

When the necessary dossier documents are completed, Faithful Adoption will Express Mail everything to our staff in China to be translated and then submitted to the CCAA in Beijing. Once a child is referred to your family, several photos, a medical report, and an acceptance document will be sent to you. You are to sign the enclosed acceptance document and return it to us immediately. We forward it to China, and you can anticipate traveling about one month later to receive your child.

Travel

After your referral, families travel to China in small groups for an exciting 10 to 14 day trip. Only one parent is required to travel. You will fly to Beijing, and from there, travel to the city or province where the children are located. Our staff in China will meet you at the airport, and you will be fully escorted throughout the trip.

Please contact Teri, one of our China assistants, for more details and information on this wonderful China program at (330) 208-2269 or email her at info@faithfuladoption.org.