Hearts on Strings: Our Journey Through International Adoption

Thursday, December 2, 2010

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Timeline to Make Dreams Come True

11.15.09- Decided on International Adoption

12.5.09- Picked Agency

12.8.09- Agency Accepted Application

12.16.09- First Fingerprinting

12.22.09- Told Families and Close Friends

2.22.10- Mama Had to Re-Do FBI Prints

2.23.10- Homestudy ABD (Need Prints!!)

3.11.10- Registration Docs Done

3.31.10- Mama's Fingerprints Rejected AGAIN

4.8.10-Mama Had to Re-Do FBI Prints

7.2010- Fingerprints Rejected- Decided to Put Adoption on Hold

11.2010- Mama and Mister Re-do FBI Prints (mama sent 3 sets) and Local Prints

2.7.2011- Mama's Prints REJECTED

2.2011- Agency Decides to Limit to Regions that Don't Require Prints

2.22.2011- Homestudy OFFICIALLY COMPLETE

3.2011- USCIS Fingerprinting in JAX (mama)

4.2011- USCIS Fingerprinting in JAX (mister)

6.11.2011- Dossier Apostilles Complete and mailed to Agency

6.16.2011- I-171H Returned Yay!

8.18.2011- It's a Girl!! Referral Photos etc!

8.22.2011- Go over Documents with IA Doctor

8.22.2011- Tell Agency- We Want to Meet Her!

9.9.2011- Request to Visit Letter Mailed Out

9.13.2011- Trip One Travel Dates Set!

9.24.2011- Visas are Here!!

10.10.2011- Met our sweet girl for the first time

10.12.2011- Signed the official petition to adopt the Bee

12.7.2011- Tentative court date for February!

12.22.2011- February court date confirmed!! ! 10 day wait possibly changing to 30 day wait (still in limbo while judge is out for holidays)

1.11.2012- Travel schedule emailed- making flight plans!

1.14.2012- Visas mailed!

1.26.2012- Visas are Here.

2.9.2012- PASSED COURT!! The judge said "DA!"

2.15.2012- Got trip three travel schedule!

3.10.2012- Left for trip three

3.13.2012- GOTCHA!!!

3.17.2012- Home!









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