-7/11 Bill & Tiff went to China with Bring Me Hope
-8/11-9/11 Started talking & Praying about adopting again
-9/28/11 I asked Bill how hard it would be to adopt 2 older girls.
- Great Wall added 2 girls on their Waiting Child list.
- We requested to look at their file
-9/30/11 We told Great Wall that we wanted to adopt both girls.
-We filled out the application for Great Wall
-10/4/11 We are approved to adopt
-10/5/11 We filled out the application w/ agency & sent in 1st payment
-10/6/11 We were assigned a Social Worker
-Our social worker emailed us.
-10/10/11 Started collecting forms for homestudy
-10/12/11 Got local background check
-10/14/11 Got a lot notarized for homestudy
-10/17/11 Bill & Debbie Physicals
-10/17/11 Sent in referral agreement to Great Wall for both girls
-10/17/11 Completed Hague Training
-10/18/11 Bill & Debbie Lab Work
-10/21/11 Bills labs are back. Picked up his physical form
-10/22/11 Final Homestudy visit
-10/24/11 LOI sent for Hope
-10/25/11 Deb's labs back. Picked up her physical form
-10/25/11 Rough draft of HS sent to Great Wall for approval
-10/26/11 SW sent Great Wall the approval to adopt 2
-10/27/11 Sent Great Wall 2nd child agency fee
-11/01/11 PA for Hope
-11/02/11 LOI for Maggie
-11/04/11 Bills Birth Certificate Certified
-11/04/11 Homestudy Approved & Complete
-11/06/11 Homestudy is in our hands!
-11/07/11 I800a is sent to USCIS
-11/08/11 I800a delivered to USCIS
-11/08/11 Dossier minus 797 sent to Tallahassee
-11/08/11 PA for Maggie
-11/09/11 Receipt Date for I800a
-11/10/11 Dossier delivered to Tally
-11/15/11 Certified Dossier (minus 797) returning to us from Tally
-11/17/11 Certified Dossier (minus 797) delivered to us.
-11/25/11 Received letter from USCIS with fingerprint appointment
-12/05/11 USCIS Fingerprint appointment for Bill & Deb
-11/28/11 Walked in to USCIS and got Fingerprinted! YAY!
-12/12/11 Fed Ex certified dossier to courier in DC (minus 797C)
-12/22/11 Courier Fed Ex dossier (minus 797C) back to us.
-12/27/11 Fed Ex delivered our dossier (minus 797C) to us.
-01/06/12 797C APPROVED (59 days)
-01/11/12 797C Delivered to us (64 days)
-01/11/12 Fed Ex copy of original 797C to Tallahassee
-01/11/12 Fed Ex forms needed for authentication to DC
-01/11/12 Fed Ex entire dossier to Great Wall (minus 797C)
-01/12/12 797C delivered & Certified in Tallahassee
-01/13/12 Certified 797C delivered to courier in DC
-01/13/12 Forms needed for authentication delivered to courier
-01/13/12 Dossier (minus 797C) delivered to Great Wall
-01/17/12 Copy of original 797C taken to State Dept & Embassy
-01/18/12 Copy of 797C state certified & authenticated. Sent to GW
-01/19/12 Great Wall receives our 797C. Dossier is COMPLETE!
-01/23/12- Chinese New Year
-01/29/12 Chinese New Year
-01/27/12 DTC! Dossier to China
-01/30/12 Dossier delivered in China
-02/10/12 LID! Log In Date
-05/10/12 LOA'S! (Day 90)
-05/11/12 I800 sent to USCIS
-05/14/12 I800's delivered to USCIS
-05/14/12 I800's received Date on form
-05/17/12 Receipt Date for I800's
-05/18/12 USCIS texted & emailed with Receipt #'s.
I800's are on their way to the NBC for approval.
-05/21/12 Received I800 receipts in the mail
Called USCIS to check on status.
-05/31/12 I800's APPROVED. (17 days)
-06/04/12 I800's arrived in the mail. Emailed them to GW
-06/06/12 We are in the NVC System. (6 days)
-06/08/12 CABLED! Girls Visa Applications on their way to China.
-06/13/12 DS230's dropped off at US Consulate in Guangzhou
-06/28/12 Article 5 Pick Up
-07/02/12 Article 5 dropped off at CCCWA
-07/13/12 TRAVEL APPROVAL!!! (11 days)
-08/02/12 Leave for China
-08/06/12 GOTCHA DAY!
-08/14/12 Consulate Appointment
08/16/12 Come Home
