We got our LOA!!!!!

Shay's Time Line:

12/11/13 Saw her picture for the first time and contacted agency
12/12/13 She is part of an orphanage partnership and does not have her file completed yet, but is 'on hold' for us!
1/27/13 Homestudy sent to agency for review
2/6/14 Homestudy approved by agency!
2/12/14 I800A receipt date
3/11/14 Fingerprinted for I800A
3/19/14 I800A approval! 35 days!
3/24/14 Received approval. Wrong address recorded!
3/26/14 Received corrected I800A aproval
4/2/14 Dossier documents completed- notarized, certified and authenticated at NY. Sent to agency
4/4/14 Agency realized wrong fees quoted previously. Have to resubmit prior to DTC which is only done on Fridays.
4/11/14 DTC!!!!!! Yay!
4/21/14 LID!!!
4/23/14 Our daughter's file is "completed at the orphanage level and is at the provincial level." Still waiting for it to be released to our agency and then to us.
6/25/14 CCCWA received Shay's file
7/9/14 BAAS received batch of files, but ours wasn't included.
7/18/14 LOI/PA Finally received Shay's file! Praise God!
8/4/14 Received word that we are OOT (Out of translation)
9/11/14 Our dossier is reviewed and forwarded to the Matching Room!
9/22/14 LOA!!!!
9/23/14 Sent our I800 application to USCIS
10/7/14 I800 Approval! (great birthday present for mom!)
10/10/14 Rec'd GUZ number
10/14/14 DS260 paperwork completed online
10/15/14 PDF/ NVC Cable
10/16/14 Article 5 Drop Off
10/30/14 Article 5 Pick Up
11/4/14 TA
11/5/14 CA scheduled for Dec 3!
11/18/14 Leave for China!!
12/5/14 HOME!!!

Emily's Time Line:

2/26/12 Submitted LOI (Letter of Intent to China)
3/1/12 Recieved PA!! (Pre-Approval from China to adopt Emily)
3/7/12 Started Homestudy
4/12/12 Final Homestudy visit
5/10/12 Homestudy sent to BAAS for approval
5/31/12 Homestudy notorized and I800A paperwork sent
6/18/12 Walked in for fingerprinting
7/16/12 I800A approval (approval from US to adopt)
7/27/12 DTC (Dossier to China)
8/2/12 LID (Log in date)
9/24/12 LOA!! (Final letter of approval from China giving us permission to adopt Emily)
10/5/12 I800 Approval (appproval from the US to specifically adopt Emily)
10/17/12 NVC
10/18/12 Article 5 Drop-off
11/01/12 Article 5 Pick-up
11/08/12 TA
11/09/12 CA
11/28/12 Leave for China!
12/3/12 Emily Day!!
12/13/12 HOME!!

Monday, September 24, 2012

We got our LOA!!!!!

Yay!! Day 53!! We are so excited to "officially" be a Family of Five! Thank you so much to everyone who was praying for us today....we appreciate all of you so much! Please continue to pray for Emily. It's looking like we will be heading to China in December!!! Thank you Lord!

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Sarah PosidSeptember 25, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Congrats! That's wonderful news! I've been reading your blog and check every few days for updates. We can't wait to meet Emily and it sounds like we might just do that at Christmas! I'm very happy for your family!
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We got our LOA!!!!!

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