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September
Attend information meeting. Decide to pursue adoption from PRC. Home visit #1. Sent Adoption Application part #1 to agency. October Attended pre-adoption workshop. Received reference letter #1 and #2. Received Julie’s new passport. Obtained Julie’s verification of employment letter. Applied for adoption loan. Designated guardian accepted. Completed AR criminal history check. Designated our child’s guardian via an affidavit. Received reference letter #3 and #4. November Completed checklist of special care conditions and autobiographies. Obtained Ben’s verification of employment letter. Completed AR child abuse check. Received reference letter #5. Attended Interational Adoption Seminar. Completed medical exams. Paid adoption loan application fee. Sent Adoption Application part #2 to agency. December Approved to adopt a child from PRC thru our agency. Home visit #2. Completed TX child abuse and criminal history check. Informed that AR criminal background check never occurred. Paid program fee #1 and homestudy fee. Resubmitted AR criminal background check. Home visit #3. January Home visit #4. Homestudy approved. Matched with Meili. LOI sent to China. Completed background checks by local police. PA received. February Paid dossier fee to agency. Sent I-800A to lockbox in Lewisville, TX. I-800A arrived at lockbox. Official receipt date on I-797C. I-797C notice received. Received text from USCIS. March Sent application letter for authentication to Chinese Consulate in Chicago. Paid program fee #2. Fingerprint appointment at USCIS. I-800A approved. April Received I-800A approval letter. Notarized and sent copy of I-800A approval letter to agency. Received update #1 from Ann at Red Thread. Sent care package #1. Dossier to China. May Logged In. Received update #2 from agency. Completed Hague training. June China issued LOA. LOA arrived at agency. Agency informed us of its arrival. July Received Letter of Approval. Signed LOA. Notarized acceptance forms. Notarized I-800 forms. Sent LOA to agency. Sent I-800 and Article 16 to lockbox in Texas. I-800 arrived at lockbox. USCIS sends letter notifying us they received our I-800. Received text from USCIS. Ordered care package from Ann @ Red Thread. Meili's first birthday. Received USCIS letter. Ben's DOB is wrong. Contacted USCIS to correct Ben's DOB. Received email that it's correct in their system. I-800 provisionally approved. Cabled. August Received pdf letter via email from NVC. Forwarded pdf letter to agency. Letter dropped off at consulate. First conversation. Second conversation. Article 5 picked up from consulate. Third conversation. Fourth conversation. September Received Travel Approval. Fifth conversation. Meili got her passport photo taken. Received Consulate Appointment. Secured plane tickets to/from Hong Kong. Sixth conversation. Seventh conversation. October Fly to Hong Kong. Arrive in Hong Kong. Tour Hong Kong. Take train to Guangzhou. Hang out and relax. Meet Meili. Meili's adoption on China's side finalized. Complete medical exam. Apply for Meili's passport. Visit Chen Clan Academy. Orphanage and House of Grace visit - 3.5 hours via car one way. Pick-up Meili's passport at police station. Visit Safari Park. Have a Chinese lunch. Visit Yuntai Garden. USA Consulate Appointment in Guangzhou @ 8:30 am. Receive Meili's USA visa in the afternoon. Take train to Hong Kong in the evening. Fly back to USA. Meili becomes an American citizen. We are HOME! |