As of March 15, 2011, China requires that all prospective adoptive parents must meet the following specifications in order to be eligible for adopting a child from China.

1. Must be heterosexual couple married for a minimum of two years, or a single female.
2. Couples must between the ages of 30 – 54, or single females must be between the ages of 30 – 50.
3. There is no more than two divorces per couple. If there is divorce, the current marriage must be a minimum of 5 years.
4. The prospective adoptive parents must be physically and mentally fit.
5. The prospective adoptive parents do no take anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication in the past two years.
6. The body mass index of each prospective adoptive parent is less than 40 - How to calculate BMI
7. There is a $10,000 annual income per family member, including the child to be adopted.
8. There is $80,000 net worth for couples, or $100,000 net worth for single females.
9. High school diploma or equivalency.
10. There are fewer than 5 (five) children under the age of 18 in the home for couples, or fewer than 2 (two) children under the age of 18 in the home for single females prior to adoption.
11. The youngest child in home must be one year of age or older for couples, or must be at least 6 years old for single females.
12. The prospective adoptive parent(s) has not major criminal record, no drug or alcohol abuse or addiction issues. A sobriety report for a minimum of the past 10 years is required.