The Joshua Adventures: Vietnam - a beatiful country

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Adoption Timeline

10/16/10 - Joshua's 1st birthday
9/11/10 - Joshua walked for the 1st time alone
6/28/10 Home with Joshua
6/21/10 Gotcha Day/Family Day
5/11/10 - Court Date
4/19/10 - Received Court Date
3/22/10 - We received our referral for a 5 month old boy!
5/22/09 Submitted our dossier and added to waiting list at #98
12/16/08 Mailed Country Change Request to USCIS
10/29/08 Home visit by new homestudy agency
9/30/08 Officially transferred to the Ethiopia program
9/25/08 Received 171-H renewal
End of May Approved for Ethiopia, but still in the Vietnam program
5/12/08 Applied to Ethiopia Program
5/11/08 #86 on waiting list
End of April 2008 - VN to end adoptions with U.S. 9/1/08
4/2/08 Dossier to Vietnam (DTV)
2/19/08 E-mail to start our dossier for Vietnam
5/7/07 Added to the Vietnam waiting list, at this time, it's 12-15 months until referral We're #159 on the waiting list.
4/26/07 171-H approval
3/24/07 USCIS Fingerprints
3/2/07 Mailed I-600A
2/27/07 Home Visit!!
12/28/06 Approved by CHI's Vietnam Program. Paid Contract & Homestudy Fees
12/13/06 Changing to Vietnam, waiting approval
12/08/06 New China Regulations Meeting Held
12/06/06 Approval Letter Received
11/17/06 Mailed agency application
10/19/06 Informational Meeting with CHI

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