Love is patient, Love is kind: Lounging around after the race

Monday, March 03, 2008

Adoption Time-line

May 16, 2011--Met with Dillon and Bethany adoption agencies (homestudy #1)
May 18, 2011--Chose Dillon
May 20, 2011--Started filling out App 1
June 8, 2011--Mailed application 1
June 14, 2011--Approved to begin adoption process
June 23, 2011--App 2 came in the mail
July 20, 2011--visit Arkansas Police
July 22, 2011--Jason and Casey had doc appts
August 19, 2011--Mailed App 2
September 15, 2011--App 2 approved
September 16, 2011--International Adoption Seminar (homestudy #2)
October 6, 2011--Homestudy #3
October 17, 2011--Homestudy #4
October 26, 2011--Mailed dossier documents
November 1, 2011--Denied 2 referrals
November 16, 2011--Received notarized homestudy in mail
November 21, 2011--Mailed I800-A to Texas
November 29, 2011--Received text re: I800-A
December 21, 2011--Referral of Shibo Zhou
December 23, 2011--Rehabilitation and Nurture plan emailed to China
December 30, 2011--Fingerprinted at USCIS in Memphis
January 4, 2012--Pre-Approval letter came via email
January 19, 2012 --Fingerprints came in the mail (final document needed for dossier)
February 1, 2012--Dossier mailed to CHINA