File = Family

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!!

Saturday, July 19, 2014

File = Family

Yesterday was a great day!!!! We received our daughter's file!! I slept terribly on Thursday night, waking numerous times. For the past 2.5 months my ipad or phone has been next to my bed just in case we got "The" email. Well, I refused to check it and be disappointed yet again. At 6:30, I gave in and looked. Our file was there! We were so excited. We had to accept the file by submitting a Letter of Intent and then later that evening received word that we had our PA or pre-approval to adopt our daughter. She will be ours!!!

Now I can FINALLY introduce you to our sweet daughter and sister, Shay Meilyn.

Shay is 7 years old (2 years older than Emily) and will hopefully join our family before the end of the year. We are praying she is home by Christmas!

Here is a video from our agency that we saw 7 months ago when we started the process of her adoption. Isn't she darling?? We love you sweet girl, and can't wait to bring you home!

2 comments:

ourchinagirlsSeptember 1, 2014 at 6:06 AM
What a beautiful little girl! Are you working with BAAS because that sounds a lot like Xiaoqing talking in the video. We used BAAS for two adoptions one in 2010 and one in 2012. Can't wait to follow along on your journey!
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File = Family

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