1, no children or only one child;
2. Have the ability to support, educate and protect the adoptee;
3. Not suffering from diseases that are medically considered unsuitable for adopting children;
4. All illegal and criminal records that are not conducive to the healthy growth of the adoptee;
5. At least 30 years old.
Adoption procedures in children's welfare homes are as follows:
1, the adopter goes to the children's adoption office to apply for adoption;
2. The adoption office selects the adoption object according to the adoption application;
3. The adoption office will issue an announcement for the adoptee to find the biological parents or guardians;
60 days after the end of the announcement period, the adopter shall bring the following materials to the children's adoption office:
(1) health checklist;
(2) the family planning office at or above the county level agrees to the adoption certificate;
(3) Copy of ID card, household registration book and marriage certificate;
(4) Proof of educational ability and economic status;
(5) Infertility certificate issued by hospitals at or above the county level;
(6) Two 1 inch color photos and two 5-inch color photos taken with the adoptee.
(7) If the abandoned baby or child raised by a non-welfare institution cannot be found, the certificate issued by the family planning department that the adopter has no children and the certificate that the public security organ has taken back the abandoned baby or child shall also be submitted.
To sum up, the conditions for adopting children in orphanages are: having children or only children, having the ability to support the adoptee, having no corresponding diseases, having no criminal record, and being at least 30 years old. Orphanages generally adopt children up to 18 years old, but if the children are over 16 years old and have the ability to work and can maintain a basic living, the orphanage can no longer take care of them.
Legal basis:
Article 1098 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)
The adopter shall also meet the following conditions:
(a) no children or only one child;
(2) Having the ability to support, educate and protect the adoptee;
(3) Not suffering from diseases that are medically considered unsuitable for adopting children;
(4) All criminal records that are not conducive to the healthy growth of the adoptee;
(five) at least thirty years of age.