tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437290105152254826.post9088610876844904591..comments2023-10-25T08:23:08.086-04:00Comments on Life in the White House: The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ~James Bryce Part 1Jessica Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801308494220195403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437290105152254826.post-85771424789014218292011-02-15T17:43:37.975-05:002011-02-15T17:43:37.975-05:00I've always wanted to adopt from China as well...I've always wanted to adopt from China as well, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the waiting list there is loooooong and only getting longer every day.<br><br>They've also become more strict about who can adopt - BMI limits, high income requirements, health restrictions, etc.<br><br>Here's a couple of links you may want to read:<br><br>This family was going to adopt from there and was actually already on the waiting list when they decided to pull out: http://flakymn.blogspot.com/2011/02/revisiting-china.html<br><br>Follow the link within that post to read about why they decided to do this, too.<br><br>And this is the government link to specific requirements:<br><br>http://adoption.state.gov/country/china.html<br><br>You can use the pull down menu on that site to look at other countries for up-to-date information, but I put together this spreadsheet out of curiosity after realizing we were not eligible to adopt from China. It makes it a bit easier to read and rule out which countries you aren't eligible for and see which ones could work for you:<br><br>https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Amyv5j3hYS09dGcwMW82ckVGdngtNVc2c3p1NVk4M3c&hl=en#gid=0carriehttp://welayinrepose.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437290105152254826.post-66069618097048030522011-02-15T20:54:24.029-05:002011-02-15T20:54:24.029-05:00Carrie, I know it's a crazy long wait and they...Carrie,<br> I know it's a crazy long wait and they've gotten ridiculous about all of it. We figure that if it's meant to be it will happen. Since we plan on keeping an active file with an adoption agency, we'll see how China plays into all of that :-D<br> Thanks for those links though, particularly the blog one!~Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801308494220195403noreply@blogger.com