Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Our Never Ending Adoption Timeline
(approx. 12-14 months)
2/7/2005 Application sent to CCAI
2/14/2005 Adoption application approved!
3/12/2005 Home Study orientation meeting
3/15/2005 Requests for marriage and birth certificates sent
3/25/2005 First home study visit with both of us
3/26/2005 Certified marriage certificate received
3/28/2005 Eammon's required physical
3/29/2005 Lisa's required physical
4/1/2005 Lisa's birth certificate received
4/1/2005 Received completed physical forms for both Lisa and Eammon
4/1/2005 Police background checks run, and notarized
4/5/2005 Lisa's passport renewal mailed
4/5/2005 Lisa's birth certificate sent to Massachusetts Secretary of State
4/9/2005 Eammon's individual home study visit
4/9/2005 Lisa & Eammon's 2nd joint home study visit
4/11/2005 Eammon's passport renewal mailed to the British Embassy
4/13/2005 Lisa's individual home study visit
4/14/2005 Lisa's certified birth certificate received from the Massachusetts Secretary of State
4/18/2005 Lisa's new passport received
4/27/2005 Eammon's fully authenticated birth certificate received
4/27/2005 Lisa's birth certificate sent to the Chinese Embassy in NYC
4/27/2005 I-600A mailed to USCIS
5/3/2005 All required documents given to the social worker
5/4/2005 Eammon's new passport received
5/11/2005 I-600A fingerprint appointment letter received
5/14/2005 Lisa's fully authenticated birth certificate received from the Chinese Embassy in NYC
5/18/2005 Lisa and Eammon fingerprinted
5/23/2005 Home study completed & filed with I-171H to USCIS
5/24/2005 Home study & I-171H application received by Atlanta USCIS
6/29/2005 I-171H approval received from Atlanta USCIS after 36 day wait
6/30/2005 Documents sent to Chinese Consulate Houston for authentication
7/2/2005 Documents received at Chinese Consulate Houston
7/12/2005 Final Authenticated Documents received from Chinese Consulate Houston
7/13/2005 Dossier documents overnighted to CCAI Denver
7/14/2005 Dossier in critical review
7/20/2005 Dossier passed critical review
7/20/2005 Dossier being translated
7/22/2005 Dossier sent to China (DTC)!!!
8/10/2005 Infamous brown envelope arrives.
8/10/2005 Official LID (log in date at CCAA)
8/22/2006 Lisa and Eammon re-fingerprinted
9/25/2006 Re-filed for I-600A/I-171H
Wait for Referral (approx. 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 month wait??)
11/3/2006 REFERRAL!!!!! After being logged in for 451 days and 635 days since agency application approval
12/7/2006 Travel to China
12/11/2006 Maisie Day!!! We become a family of 3 this day!!!
12/25/2006 Home from China!
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... that's soccer to those of us in the U.S.) and Lisa (a New Englander who is loving, living in the south, avoiding snow and loving the sun). On 
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5 folks saying hi:
My wife and I had our paper work (application) logged into China in May. Out application just went from review to matching (12/1/05). We are told the referrals are taking closer to 8 months to receive (for us around 1/13/06). We understand your nerves and feelings of anticipation. Our best wishes
R & S
I can hardly wait to get to that point...It just seems like it's never going to happen right now...I think I can hang in there though for 8 months...which I'm hoping its going to be. I'm am a single doing this so it makes it even more exciting.
Mary
R&S We received our referral on 1/25 left for China on 3/22 and returned home from China on 4/9. Once things begin to happen they happen quickly. Our best wishes
R&S
I watch the ccaa web site at www.china-ccaa.org for referral updates. I have bookmarked your site and drop in from time to time. Hope you receive your referal soon.
Best Wishes
R&S
Looks as if you are about 5-8 weks from getting your referral. Keep your site updated, the last part of your long journey awaits you.
Best Wishes
R&S
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