Why China?
In an effort to control its population growth, China implemented a one-child policy in 1979. The policy did curb growth but reinforced the practice of abandoning newborn girls. In China, sons are favored because they carry on the family and they are responsible for taking care of their aging parents. While many provinces in China no longer enforce the one-child policy, 95 percent of the children abandoned today are still female -- and there are SO many! Several thousands babies are adopted each year but still so many remain in orphanages or in foster care.
China's adoption program is considered one of the best international adoption programs... and it's stable. Unlike other foreign countries that shut down or suspend their adoption program from time to time, China has kept the adoption program relatively steady and going for many years.
Chinese children have been well cared for and are generally healthy. Their birth mothers typically live a simple life on a farm or in the country. Due to this lifestyle, they have little access to drugs or alcohol.
Established in 1996, the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA), the central authority overseeing all China adoptions, is responsible for providing a stable and structured adoption process. Orphanages and adoption agencies must be approved by and registered with the CCAA in order to place children.
What is the wait?
Parents who have adopted from China, often refer to the time between dossier submission and referral as "the wait."
When did our wait start?
Our completed dossier was sent to the Chinese government's China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA) through our adoption agency. Our DTC (date to China) was June 26,2007 .
After spending a couple weeks or so being translated into Chinese, the CCAA processes the applications for Chinese adoptions received from around the world. Our adoption agency provides us with the date which our application was received by the CCAA in Beijing, also known as the LID or Log In Date. On July 11, 2007 we found out that our LID was July 2, 2007. We were extremely happy to get this date because we know when the true waiting officially began.
How long is the wait?
Right now the wait is expected to be 15-24 months. 18 months officially, 24-30 months being realistic. Currently the wait has never exceeded 19 months.
*UPDATE- As of November 2007 the wait has increased to a record number...parents getting referral at this time have waited 23 months. Longer than ever before. The wait is predicted to get longer with rumors of 3-4 years.
Why is the wait so long?!?
Here is a better explanation of how our LID came to be and what will be happening in the future...
Upon arriving at the CCAA our dossier went through several department's. First our dossier was logged in (LID--July 2, 2007). Second, our dossier will go to the Review Room. THEN it will be off to the Matching Room and that is the room where all the magic happens. That is the room where we will be matched with our daughter! The entire process is now expected to take about 15-24 month's from your log-in-date to the time of our referral. (22 months is about the longest the wait has ever been.) Your referral is when you receive your babies picture and medical information. Travel usually takes 6 to 8 weeks after your referral.
They say the wait is taking so long right now because the number of applicants trying to adopt from China exceeds the number of babies who have their paperwork ready to go and be adopted. Chinese adoption has gotten much more popular over the last few years.
How does the CCAA work?
The CCAA is separated into 6 distinct departments: Department 1, known as the Administration Department; Department 2, known as the Liaison Department; Department 3, the Document Review Department I, where all documents are thoroughly poured over and all data is placed in the CCAA database; Department 4, the Document Review Department II, known affectionately as the "Matching Room", where families are matched with orphan children; Department 5, the Archive Department, where all files from pre and post- adoption are archived; and Department 6, the Finance Department.
Here is another website you can look at with some different photos of CCAA and an explanation of how the process works: http://www.faithadopt.org/home/ccaa/ .
In an effort to control its population growth, China implemented a one-child policy in 1979. The policy did curb growth but reinforced the practice of abandoning newborn girls. In China, sons are favored because they carry on the family and they are responsible for taking care of their aging parents. While many provinces in China no longer enforce the one-child policy, 95 percent of the children abandoned today are still female -- and there are SO many! Several thousands babies are adopted each year but still so many remain in orphanages or in foster care.
China's adoption program is considered one of the best international adoption programs... and it's stable. Unlike other foreign countries that shut down or suspend their adoption program from time to time, China has kept the adoption program relatively steady and going for many years.
Chinese children have been well cared for and are generally healthy. Their birth mothers typically live a simple life on a farm or in the country. Due to this lifestyle, they have little access to drugs or alcohol.
Established in 1996, the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA), the central authority overseeing all China adoptions, is responsible for providing a stable and structured adoption process. Orphanages and adoption agencies must be approved by and registered with the CCAA in order to place children.
What is the wait?
Parents who have adopted from China, often refer to the time between dossier submission and referral as "the wait."
When did our wait start?
Our completed dossier was sent to the Chinese government's China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA) through our adoption agency. Our DTC (date to China) was June 26,2007 .
After spending a couple weeks or so being translated into Chinese, the CCAA processes the applications for Chinese adoptions received from around the world. Our adoption agency provides us with the date which our application was received by the CCAA in Beijing, also known as the LID or Log In Date. On July 11, 2007 we found out that our LID was July 2, 2007. We were extremely happy to get this date because we know when the true waiting officially began.
How long is the wait?
Right now the wait is expected to be 15-24 months. 18 months officially, 24-30 months being realistic. Currently the wait has never exceeded 19 months.
*UPDATE- As of November 2007 the wait has increased to a record number...parents getting referral at this time have waited 23 months. Longer than ever before. The wait is predicted to get longer with rumors of 3-4 years.
Why is the wait so long?!?
Here is a better explanation of how our LID came to be and what will be happening in the future...
Upon arriving at the CCAA our dossier went through several department's. First our dossier was logged in (LID--July 2, 2007). Second, our dossier will go to the Review Room. THEN it will be off to the Matching Room and that is the room where all the magic happens. That is the room where we will be matched with our daughter! The entire process is now expected to take about 15-24 month's from your log-in-date to the time of our referral. (22 months is about the longest the wait has ever been.) Your referral is when you receive your babies picture and medical information. Travel usually takes 6 to 8 weeks after your referral.
They say the wait is taking so long right now because the number of applicants trying to adopt from China exceeds the number of babies who have their paperwork ready to go and be adopted. Chinese adoption has gotten much more popular over the last few years.
How does the CCAA work?
The CCAA is separated into 6 distinct departments: Department 1, known as the Administration Department; Department 2, known as the Liaison Department; Department 3, the Document Review Department I, where all documents are thoroughly poured over and all data is placed in the CCAA database; Department 4, the Document Review Department II, known affectionately as the "Matching Room", where families are matched with orphan children; Department 5, the Archive Department, where all files from pre and post- adoption are archived; and Department 6, the Finance Department.
Here is another website you can look at with some different photos of CCAA and an explanation of how the process works: http://www.faithadopt.org/home/ccaa/ .
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