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New Regulations for Adopting from the People s Republic of China Travel Warnings | Travel Alerts | Country Specific Information Search Most Requested Immigrants to the U.S. Temporary Visitors to the U.S. Apply for a new passport Passport applications and forms Check the Status of Your Passport Online Visa information for temporary visitors Visa information for Immigrants Current Travel Warnings Travel document requirements New travel document requirements Foreign entry requirements Register your trip Consular Report of Birth AbroadFeedback | Contact UsWednesday April 23, 2008International Travel Home Passports Home Visas Home Children & Family Home Laws, Regulation & Public Policy About The Bureau of Consular Affairs News and Updates Congressionial Liaison Home > Children & Family Home > Intercountry Adoption Printer friendly version Email New Regulations for Adopting from the People s Republic of China The China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA) has issued the following new regulations for foreigners who wish to adopt children in China. These regulations become effective for all application received after May 1, 2007. Adoption is limited to married couples, made up of a man and a woman, who fit the following criteria: They must have been married at least two years. If either person has previously divorced, the couple must have been married at least five years. No more than two divorces are allowed. Both partners must be between the ages of 30 and 50. Those couples who apply to adopt a special needs child must be between the ages of 30 and 55. Both partners must be physically and mentally fit, with none of the following conditions: a. AIDS; b. Mental disability; c. Infectious disease that is actively contagious; d. Blind in either eye; e. Hearing loss in both ears or loss of language function (those adopting children with hearing or language function loss are exempted from...