How to adopt children in China?

According to the Adoption Law of the People's Republic of China, foreigners can adopt children (male or female) in China. 9W*_3ZX%zE8e0s

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??¨¨ Orphans who have lost their parents OPQE Z*H

Ip_$|]^N;Z ??¨¨ Abandoned children whose birth parents cannot be found
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??¨¨ Children whose birth parents are incapable of providing for them because of unusual hardship. B]+lq$\

IV~Ge When a foreigner adopts a child in China, his or her adoption shall be examined and approved by the responsible agency of the adopter's resident country and the adopters shall satisfy the following requirements:
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??¨¨ Childless, neither birth child and adopted child
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??¨¨ Capable of raising and educating the adoptee
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??¨¨ No illness which is deemed as medically inappropriate for the adopter to adopt children :A.{3w hY~.M
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??¨¨ Adopter should be 30 years old and above (JL8C(A{(VP
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o When a spouseless male adopt a female child, the age difference between the adopter and the adoptee should be above forty years
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*Ou.O-x+yx]l A foreigner who wants to adopt a Chinese child must submit the following documents to the China Center of Adoption Affairs.
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(r [6]f3D Kl ??¨¨ Birth certificate
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]9_6eh5k1pJ ??¨¨ Certificates of profession, income and property
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'b.]P9m4Gziv ??¨¨ Certificate of no-criminal record
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C[M8IUh2v ??¨¨ A home study report regarding the lifestyle, immediate and extended family, finances and reasons for adopting XN7D3tPr!_t!@/dL
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??¨¨ Certificate of child adoption approval issued by the relevant department of the adopter's country of residence 5B|ho;_
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??¨¨ Apply for a international adoption at the adoption organization in the adopter's resident country
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??¨¨ Obtain some relevant certificates under the instruction of the adoption organization F#_K XOOb3[

G8g$c[Nqk3i ??¨¨ Prepare dossier and offer application to China Center of Adoption Affairs y*O:Ah4z
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??¨¨ Wait for the examination and, if qualified, the referral of a child (6-8 months) 4dkKbq7t

|;I6F4V.i2] ??¨¨ Once you are matched with a child, a copy of the medical report of this child, along with the child's photograph, will be delivered. The medical reports contain limited, basic information concerning the child's general health status. Sometimes there will be a short paragraph about growth and development. You may request more information before deciding whether to accept a child. zt/i {IQ\ [4\7et
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??¨¨ Travel to China and conclude a written adoption agreement with the person placing out the child for adoption
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hm^:E-`UOz1{ ??¨¨ When a foreign married couple adopts a child in concert, they should come to China together to go through the adoption formalities; if one of the spouses cannot come to China for some reasons, a notarized and authenticated written power of attorney should be delivered by the other spouse
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L a'gn ^V"s ??¨¨ Make an adoptive registration in the civil affairs department in the locality of the adoptee's permanent residence 8G@~9p,d yr2E_6t
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??¨¨ Adopter, adoptee and the person placing out the child for adoption should be present together. Adopter is required to fill in the Registration Application for Adoption of Children in China. Furthermore, the Notice of Coming to China for Adoption issued by the CCAA, the identity certificates and photos of the adopters should be submitted to the registration organisation fsg&q8ZA]9G-X
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??¨¨ A registration certificate of adoption would be issued to the adopter within 7 days if the adoption registration organisation validates the adoptive relationship after examination. u{#XNq
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??¨¨ The entire adoption process from the time you submit your formal paperwork (the Dossier) to you being united with your child currently takes approximately 12-14 months.
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The adoption process is somewhat expensive since it contains all the costs involved in this process, such as fees spent in making copies of documents, obtaining documents and certifications and traveling. Today, the total cost of adopting a child in China is between 10,000 to 20,000 US$.

Can disabled foreigners adopt children?

The CCAA shall not assign prospective adoptees to mentally retarded and psychiatric disabled foreign adoption applicants. As to the foreign adoption applicants with other disabilities, the CCAA shall deal with each case on case by case basis.
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For those disabled who can look after themselves and have the ability of bringing up and educating the prospective adopted children, CCAA shall identify appropriate adoptive referrals for them.

Can homosexual adopt children in China?

The CCAA shall not identify prospective adoptive referrals for homosexuals. Legally, the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China recognizes only families formed by marriage of opposite sex and does not recognize the legality of homosexual families, and the homosexual families are, therefore, not protected by laws.
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"IgT;[D3@ From the Chinese medical point of view, the China Mental Disorder Classification and Diagnosis Standard classifies homosexuality as sexual obstruction, belonging to psychiatric disease of the kind of sexual psychological barrier.
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In terms of the Chinese traditional ethics and customs and habits, homosexuality is an act violating public morality and therefore not recognized by the society. In accordance with the principle that adoption shall not violate social ethics as set forth in the Adoption Law, foreign homosexuals are not allowed to adopt children in China.

What requirements should adopter meet?

1.In accordance with the provisions set forth in the Adoption Law of the People's Republic of China, the adopters should meet simultaneously the following requirements:
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'AM([5{*~1KU.gk "By childless" is meant to indicate that the adopters have neither biological children, nor any adopted children, nor step-children.
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"By the capacity of rearing and educating the adoptees" is meant to indicate that the adopters should have the full civil capacity, and the capacity of rearing and educating the adoptees physically, intellectually, resourcefully and morally as well as the capacity of fulfilling parental obligations to their children. +G`3K d#| R#S N

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"By 30 years old" is meant to indicate one's 30 full years of age. When a couple jointly adopts a child, both of them should reach the age of 30.
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2.Where a person with spouse adopts a child, the husband or wife should get consent from the other to adopt the child in concert.
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4.The adoption of a child belonging to a collateral relative by blood of the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship, may not be confined to the restrictions that ???children whose parents are unable to rear them due to unusual difficulties, the ???age difference between the adopter and the adoptee shall be no less than 40 years??? and that the adoptee is under the age of l4.
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"By the adoption of a child belonging to a collateral relative by blood of the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship" is meant to indicate siblings and brothers-sisters-german of the third degree of kinship; ???the children belonging to a collateral relatives by blood of the same generation and up to the third degree of kinship??? indicate the children of the siblings and that of brothers-sisters-german of the third kinship, namely, nephews and nieces, and brothers-sisters-german and cousins-german of the fourth generation.
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5.Orphans, disabled children or abandoned infants and children, who are raised in the social welfare institutes, and whose biological parents can not be ascertained or found, may be adopted irrespective of the restrictions that the adopter should be childless and adopt one child only.

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