My adoption timeline is out of control!
>> Tuesday, November 10, 2009
In case you didn't notice, I've been keeping an adoption timeline on the right column of the blog. I recently realized that's it's gotten VERY long. This most definitely has to do with the fact that we've been through so many "false starts" with this adoption. I'm going to shorten it so that it includes the just basic details to make it less confusing. While we've been waiting this past year I've looked at many many many other people's blogs to see their adoption timeline. I'm sure there are people who have looked and will look at mine so I want to make it a little more organized.
However, I don't want to lose what I've had up for the past year so I'm making it a post. :-)
September 14, 2009 - Officially accepted referral
September 10, 2009 - Referral!!!!
July 13, 2009 - Our dossier was sent to Korea! Officially waiting for a referral!
July 2, 2009 - Received I-171H! (Immigration approval)
June 24, 2009 - Mailed final home study and change-of-country paperwork to USCIS
June 23, 2009 - Mailed completed dossier paperwork to adoption agency; home study agency mailed finalized home study to us and adoption agency.
June 16, 2009 - Physicals (again!)
June 12, 2009 - Received draft of Korea Home Study
June 1, 2009 - First and only visit from LSS social worker.
May 21, 2009 - USCIS Immigration fingerprinting appointment for our I-600a
May 8, 2009 - sent application to Lutheran Social Services (LSS) to have our home study updated for Korea
May 7, 2009 - Applied to a 4th agency to adopt from Korea Special Needs (CHSFS taking WAY too long).
April 30, 2009 - Mailed home study to USCIS (Immigration)
March 3, 2009 - Received notarized, finalized Home Study!
March 1, 2009 - Kyrgyzstan program on hold indefinitely. Applied to a 3rd adoption agency (CHSFS) to adopt from Russia
February 24, 2009 - Received FBI clearance letter
February 21, 2009 - Received draft of Kyrgyzstan Home Study
February 10, 2009 - Final Home Study meeting with our social worker. Yea!
February 6, 2009 - Fingerprinted at Dallas PD for FBI Clearance Record and mailed request to FBI
January 29, 2009 - Mailed our I-600A
January 7, 2009 - First Home Study visit; told our criminal background checks were never started and that it would be another month to get it done.
December 28, 2008 - Mailed in Home Study application.
December 12, 2008 - Recommended to wait to start our Dossier for Kyrgyzstan until ICF gets our home study draft.
December 2, 2008 - Notified that a new social worker for our home study had been assigned to our case.
November 12, 2008 - Applied to International Child Foundation's Kyrgyzstan program
November 11, 2008 - Told we don't qualify for Kazakhstan
November 6, 2008 - Official withdrew from AWAA China program; asked to be considered for Kazakhstan
November 5, 2008 - Renee's Physical; Fire Prevention Inspection
October 23, 2008 - Orin & Micaiah's physicals
October 22, 2008 - Damien's physical
October 20, 2008 - got blood tests; received Home Study application and requirements
October 17, 2008 - got chest x-rays for TB screening
October 16, 2008 - received birth certificates and marriage license in the mail. (Wow, that was fast!)
October 15, 2008 - mailed signed paperwork to AWAA and paid for dossier assistance program.
October 15, 2008 - signed more paperwork (I'm sure there will be a lot of this)
October 14, 2008 - ordered birth certificates for both of us and a new marriage license (all certificates and licenses must have been issued in the past year)
October 14, 2008 - received list of documents (and detailed instructions) needed for dossier
October 14, 2008 - met (by phone) our family coordinator
October 7, 2008 - paid AWAA initial program fee
October 6, 2008 - mailed signed agreement forms back to AWAA
October 3, 2008 - received AWAA acceptance packet and agreement forms
September 28, 2008 - began required 8 hour online Hauge adoption training
September 26, 2008 - accepted to AWAA
September 12, 2008 - submitted application
February 2008 - Met with America World Adoption (AWAA); decided to wait until we moved to Dallas to begin process.



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