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Vietnam Homeland Tour
New Beginnings is planning a 2008 Vietnam Homeland Tour.

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For Parents of Children Adopted from China
The University of Connecticut Center for Developmental Disabilities is asking parents to tell us about their child and their parenting experiences.

Participation is easy. Visit the Survey Monkey website by clicking on the link below and you will be prompted through a series of questions. Have any questions? Contact Cristina at (860) 679-1500 or cmwilson@uchc.edu

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China Corner
CCAA has finished the review of dossiers logged-in up to December 31, 2006. CCAA has matched referrals for families logged-in up to January 12, 2006.

Our December 28, 2005 LID families have been matched with their referrals. The children are beautiful! They will be traveling in May. Our October 2006 expedited families (families of Chinese descent) returned home from China on February 29, 2008.

11 families arrived home on May 18, 2007 from China with their new bundles of joy

The Group In Hunan

January 2007: China has made changes to their adoption program. Click here for more information.

See our latest additions:
 · Brooke
 · Abby
 · Stephanie
 · Jaqueline Eileen

Matthaei Family Blog

Paul & Mary Hellman's Journal

Fee Increases
Visa application fees for entry into China have risen from $70 per application to $120 per application.

As of August 1, 2007, dossier translation fees are going from $200 per dossier to $300 per dossier. Therefore, dossiers being sent to China prior to August 1, 2007 will still be $820. Dossiers being sent to China on or after January 1, 2008 will be $960.
China Adoption News Update

China Adoption

Since China began placing children internationally in 1994, more the 50,000 children have joined families in America. The numbers of people touched by these adoptions: grandparents, aunt and uncles, friends, teachers easily reach into the millions. With the tremendous success of Chinese adoptions, in many ways, it has become the image and understanding of international adoption in the United States.

Chinese AdoptionAlthough adoptions from China have become common, with the high level of care for the children and the professionalism of the adoption process, the program is anything but common. The success of Chinese adoptions begins with the wonderful work of the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA). CCAA is a governmental organization in China that manages the international adoption process. The care given to the children is outstanding. The medical care and resulting medical information on the children is detailed and complete. The orphanages are well maintained and many children are cared for in foster homes. The adoption process is consistent, predictable and professional. In recent years, the program is taking longer, but is otherwise a consistent and a wonderful program.

New Beginnings opened our China Program in 1994. With CCAA being so well organized, New Beginnings best compliments their work by being organized and efficient in what we do. We have an excellent team coordinating the program. Ms. Pauline Park oversees the program. She will guide you through the program from the homestudy and dossier, through the trip to China. Ms. Gui Lan Zong will meet you and the group on your arrival in China and will assist you until your departure from Guangzhou. Gui Lan will take care of all the little details, so you can take care of the most important responsibility of all, parenting your new child.

The consistency and stability of this program is compromised slightly by a longer length of time for the adoption to be complete. The length of time for the China program is determined by CCAA and does not vary from agency to agency. Once your homestudy is complete and dossier is sent to China, the process is taking 23 months before you travel. The timing of the referral is completely dependant on CCAA and can fluctuate. New Beginnings team works closely with families to prepare your homestudy and dossier as efficiently as possible. This can reduce the total length of time by weeks if not months. But these initial stages of the process still take 3 to 5 months. As such, the total length of time to complete an adoption through the China program can be at least 2.5 years.

Click here for more details about our China adoption program or contact us for more information.

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