China Eligibility For Parents
COTW is NOW ACCEPTING applications for China.
The minimum age for parents is thirty years old. The maximum age is less than fifty years old when the dossier is submitted to China. Parents up to fifty-four years old are considered for special needs children on a case by case basis.
Only heterosexual married couples may apply. Couples must be married for two years if it is the first marriage. If either parent has previously been married, the couple must be married for at least five years before applying to adopt from China. Couples with more than one divorce are accepted on a case by case basis.
Families with more than four children under the age of eighteen living in the home are accepted for special needs children on a case by case basis.
Families must have annual income of $10,000.00 per family member including the child you are adopting. Your net worth should be $80,000.00 or more.
Prospective adoptive parents must have achieved at least a High school diploma or a Vocational school education.
Prospective parents must have no criminal history in the past ten years (no more than three total offenses). Misdemeanors more than ten years old are considered on a case by case basis.
Applicants should be in good mental, emotional and physical health with no serious illnesses of a chronic, debilitating and/or life threatening nature.
Applicants must have a body mass index (BMI) of under 40.
Prospective adoptive parents must have no history of domestic violence, drug use or excessive alcohol use.
Neither parent can be taking or have taken in the past two years, medication to treat depression, anxiety, mania, neurosis or any other mental disorder.
At least one of the adoptive parents must be a US citizen in order for Children of the World to facilitate your adoption.
CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS MAY CAUSE A FAMILY TO BE INELIGIBLE. PLEASE SPEAK TO THE CHINA PROGRAM DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBLITY.
Prospective adoptive parents and orphans must also meet the eligibility requirements of China, Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) and their respective state laws.
Children of the World is blessed to have had a long relationship with the People’s Republic of China. We acquired our license there in 1996 to begin placement of children in loving, approved homes. Mrs. Hou Jing Dong (Doris) lives in Beijing and has been on staff of Children of the World since we were first licensed in China. Doris reviews each dossier before it is turned into the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA). She is also our bilingual translator and travels with each group as they complete the process in China.
