Somewhere, Out There: Another Referral

Adoption Timeline

5/22/09 Added to waiting list at #98
5/12/09 - Dossier all state certified. Sent to CHI!
3/09 - E-mailed USCIS - the change was approved end of December
12/16/08 Mailed Country Change Request to USCIS
12/4/08 DCFS endorsed our Homestudy
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
8/29/08 Fingerprinted
8/2/08 Mailed USCIS 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)
3/26/08 Received authenticated documents
3/17/08 All dossier documents certified
3/12/08 All dossier documents are now notarized
2/19/08 E-mail to start our dossier for Vietnam
5/7/07 Added to the 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
3/23/07 Home Study sent to USCIS
3/2/07 Mailed I-600A
2/27/07 Home Visit!!
02/08/07 Our Individual Homestudy Appointments
01/16/07 1st Homestudy Appointment
01/06/07 Applied for Our Passports
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