All Chinese adoptions are handled through the Chinese Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA). The CCCWA has strict requirements on who can adopt Chinese infants and children. Requirements include the following: Both parents must be over the age of 30. If both parents are over the age of 50, there can be no more than a 50-year age difference between the parents and the adopted child. Couples must be married for at least 2 years. Neither can have more than 2 divorces. You can have no more than 5 children. Your youngest child must be at least 3 years old. You must make at least $30,000 a year, plus an additional $10,000 for every child you have. Neither parent can have any major criminal history within the past 10 years, and no history of drug or alcohol abuse. Both parents must have a high school diploma or the equivalent. Both parents must be healthy and have a BMI under 40. A couple with one disabled spouse may be permitted to adopt as long as one of the spouses is healthy. If you want to adopt a baby from China, you are required to go through an adoption agency. The CCCWA does not accept applications directly from prospective adoptive parents. Your agency must be approved and accredited by the US and authorized by China's Central Authority to operate in China. To find accredited adoption agencies, visit https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/about-adoption-service-providers/adoption-service-provider-search.html and entering your search criteria. Read carefully the materials provided to you by the adoption agency, including the fees charged. If there's something you don't understand, you might want to have an attorney who specializes in international adoptions look it over for you. Each adoption agency has its own application for you to fill out if you want the agency to facilitate your adoption. The application requires you to provide information about your identity, your citizenship, your education, employment, and medical history, your financial and criminal background, and your family life. Some of these forms are extensive and may take several hours to complete.Read through the application before you start filling it out, so you'll have an idea of the types of information you need. You may also be asked to include information about the types of children you're open to adopting. For example, you might indicate if you have a preference for a girl over a boy, or if you're willing to adopt children with special needs. You'll need documents to prove any factual statements you made in your adoption application. These documents will be included in your application package to be sent to China. Documents must be original, authenticated by the issuing government authority, and notarized at the nearest Chinese embassy or consulate. Your caseworker will let you know what specific documents you need. Documents you might need include birth certificates; marriage certificates; divorce decrees; passports; proof of education, income, and financial status; physical exam certificates; and background check reports. You also must take at least 2 passport-style photos of each spouse and provide at least 6 family photos. A caseworker with your adoption agency will work with you to complete a home study that evaluates your suitability as adoptive parents. The home study typically involves several interviews with everyone in your household, as well as close family members. Expect the caseworker to make several visits to your home over the course of the home study, which can take anywhere from 2 to 4 months. If your caseworker needs any additional information or documentation, they'll let you know. Do what you can to get them what they need as soon as possible to prevent any additional delays. After you've chosen your adoption agency, apply with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to be found suitable and eligible to adopt a child from China. Form 1-800A requires you to provide personal information as well as complete a background check. Make a copy of your completed form for your records before you send it. Download a copy of Form 1-800A at https://www.uscis.gov/i-800a. Along with your completed form, send your home study report and any other documents listed on the form. Typically, you'll fill out the form and take it to your adoption agency. The agency will then submit your form to USCIS along with the fee and required documents. As of 2019, the required fee for Form 1-800A is $775, plus an additional $85 biometric fee for each prospective adoptive parent. Once USCIS has approved you as suitable adoptive parents, you're ready to begin the actual adoption process. Your adoption agency will send all of your documents and information to the CCCWA, which will start processing your application. It may take a few months for USCIS to approve you as adoptive parents. Once you're approved and your agency sends your application package to the CCCWA, it may take anywhere from 4 to 6 months for you to get information about a possible match. The CCCWA will look over your application package and home study report to find the best available child for you. You will only get information about one child at a time. Your adoption agency will receive a package with information about the child, including their background and medical condition. You don't have to accept the first child (or any child) you're matched with. However, if you don't have a legitimate reason for refusing a child, it may be a while before the CCCWA matches you with another one. If you have any questions about the child, let your adoption agency know. They may be able to ask CCCWA and find out the information you want to know. Once you and your spouse have thoroughly evaluated the information about the child, contact your caseworker. Although you're allowed to take your time making this decision, the CCCWA does require a response within 3 months. If you've decided to accept that child, you'll be ready to proceed with the adoption. You'll likely be bringing your new child home within 6 to 8 months. If you refuse the child, you do have to provide a reason. You likely won't be penalized if you have a legitimate reason, such as not being confident you can care for that child's medical conditions.
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One-sentence summary -- Confirm your eligibility to adopt a Chinese baby. Choose an adoption agency to handle your adoption. Complete your adoption application. Gather documentation to support the information on your application. Participate in your home study. Fill out and submit Form 1-800A to USCIS. Have your adoption agency submit your application package. Review information about a possible adoption match. Let your adoption agency know your decision on the matched child.

Before attaching the flowers to the crown, you will need to cut small sprigs of baby's breath. Try cutting the stems so that they are similar in length. You want to leave a few inches of stem. This will make it easier to attach the stems to the crown. If you want, you can tape together a few sprigs of baby's breath to create a small bunch and then attach the bunch to the base of the crown. This will make a fuller looking crown. Take one sprig or bunch and tape it to the crown using floral tape. Lay the flowers horizontally along the crown base. Make sure to tape the entire stem so that you do not have any stems sticking out from the crown. Before attaching the flowers, attach the two ends of wire so that it is in the shape of a crown. Once the flowers are on, it is harder to bend the wire into a circular shape. Continue to tape sprigs or bunches of baby's breath all the way around the crown until you reach the starting point. Make sure the flowers are all facing in the same direction and are placed horizontally along the crown. You can place them close together for a fuller look. Alternatively, you may want to space them farther apart for a more natural and bohemian look.
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Cut the baby's breath stems. Tape the flowers to the wire crown. Continue evenly around the crown.