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Special Needs children assigned in November are now available for adoption.
Contact kathy@wiaa.org.

China adoption is a great choice for families considering an international adoption. The China Center of Adoptions Affairs (CCAA), an entity of the Chinese government, has established one of the best and most stable adoption programs in the world. All referrals of Chinese infant and child adoptions are issued by CCAA. Because boys are preferred by Chinese families, baby girls are often abandoned shortly after birth and when found are transferred to orphanages. While no one knows the exact number of children living in orphanages in China, it is estimated that there are currently tens of thousands of little baby girls in China who are waiting for loving families to adopt them. Although rare, from time to time there are also little boys available. Though no international adoption program can guarantee the placement of healthy children, the majority of Chinese children come from rural areas in China where birth mothers do not have access to tobacco or alcohol.

China adoption photo Parents who want to complete a China adoption must qualify and meet all regulations set by the CCAA. Single Mothers and married couples over 50 years of age are not allowed to complete a China adoption, but married couples who do meet CCAA’s qualifications are encouraged to apply. For a list of the specific qualification outlined by CCAA, please visit our China Adoptions FAQ page.

China Adoption Timeline

Part of the timeline for an adoption from China depends on how long it takes adoptive families to complete the paperwork required by China. Some families take several months to prepare the dossier, and some families prepare the dossier very quickly. Because of this it is difficult to estimate an overall timeline from the beginning of the process until the completion of the adoption. However, when the completed dossier is sent to the CCAA in China, the time from dossier submission to the referral being issued is taking around 18 22 months with travel to pick up the child occurring about 6 weeks after acceptance of the referral.

Please see our FAQ page for answers to frequently asked questions.

Click, to read about our China Adoption Story.

Fees
Item	Cost
*Application Fee	$300
*Program Fee	$4000
*Home Study Review (for out of state clients)	$150
*Document Management Fee	$800
*Post Adoption Report Fee	$800 (Utah clients) or $600 (out of state clients)
Home Study	$1000 (Utah) $100-$2500 (depending on social worker found out of state)
**CCAA Dossier Registration	$960
**Orphanage Donation	$3000
**Provincial Fees	$1765 (includes US visa, medical exam, adoption registration, passport, photos, notary/translation, and newspaper ad)
**Chinese Guide	$900
**Domestic Travel within China	$300
Filing of USCIS paperwork	$750
Fingerprinting	$80/person
Authentication of documents	$350-450***
Courier fee for authentication of documents	$200***
Fed Ex fees	$300***
Airfare to China	$1200-$1500/person***
Food and Accommodations in China	$750/person***
Flight #2 in country	$200-$300 one way/person ***
Visa to enter China	$100/person
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$17,420 - $22,780 (for one child)
These fees are required by the agency, Wasatch International Adoptions. These fees are required by the foreign country. **These fees may vary from dossier to dossier depending on the number of documents (for example a single person’s dossier will be smaller than a married couple’s dossier). Expenses also may vary depending on when you travel, where you travel in country, and where you stay.

If you are interested in more information about adopting from China, please click Kathy Junk.

Note: Upon request, WIA will disclose the following: Service policy Contracts, the number of adoption placements per year for the prior 3 calendar years, the number of placements that remain intact, the number of families who apply to adopt each year, and the number of waiting children eligible for adoption. To obtain this information please call our office. Home \| Countries \| Waiting Children Photos\| Int'l Adoption Info \| News \| About WIA \| Welcome Home Photos \| Contact Us \| Site Map**

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