A Dream Come True: We're getting there!

Friday, July 29, 2011

We're getting there!

Today we received an email from our agency stating that our Article 5 has been picked up and delivered to the proper place. This is our paperwork and a letter that says that everything is in place for an international adoption to be completed and the US Embassy is aware of it. Now all our paperwork and approvals are at the China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption. They will determine when we are allowed to travel to pick up our daughter and complete the adoption. So we are now awaiting Travel Approval. This is the last step until we fly all the way to the other side of the earth to bring home the youngest member of our family...Rachel!

Rachel - in the lower right corner

3 comments:

DawnJuly 29, 2011 at 5:45 PM
Yahoo!!!!! I'm sooo excited for you guys!
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Adrian RobertaJuly 29, 2011 at 6:59 PM
so Happy for you! I can never find photos of the 2yr olds....I wonder if they stay with the FParents the whole day???
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UnknownJuly 29, 2011 at 8:03 PM
getting so close. cannot wait to follow your journey to rachel!! angie
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Adoption Timeline

10/01/10 Home study sent to Holt for approval

10/06/10 Home study sent to State of IL

10/13/10 Home study approved by state

10/26/10 I-800A mailed to USCIS

11/01/10 I-800A receipt date

11/10/10 Fingerprint appointment issued

11/13/10 Received fingerprint notice

12/08/10 Fingerprint appointments

12/16/10 RFE mailed

12/18/10 RFE received

1/21/11 Mailed RFE documents to USCIS

1/25/11 USCIS approval

1/28/11 Documents state certified

1/29/11 I-797 received

1/31/11 I-797 mailed for state certification

2/12/11 I-797 state certified

2/14/11 Mailed documents to Chicago for authentication

2/26/11 Authenticated documents received

3/01/11 Mailed dossier to Holt

3/11/11 DTC

3/15/11 Received referral

3/18/11 LID

3/21/11 LOI

3/29/11 PA

6/13/11 LOA

6/15/11 Sent I-800

6/17/11 Received update

6/20/11 I-800 receipt date

6/23/11 Received vision update

6/24/11 Received I-800 receipt notice

7/01/11 Received I-800 approval (email)

7/05/11 Received I-800 approval (in the mail)

7/08/11 Hague Documents mailed to China by agency

7/12/11 Cabled (email notification)

7/14/11 Cabled (pdf in email)

7/14/11 Cable pdf forwarded to agency

7/14/11 Cable forwarded to China

7/29/11 Article 5 picked up (all papers are in order for travel)

8/12/11 TA (Travel Approval)

9/14/11 Leave for Beijing

9/18/11 Leave for Taiyuan

9/19/11 Rachel comes to us!

9/20/11 We sign adoption papers

9/23/11 Leave for Guanzhou

9/27/11 CA (Consulate Appointment)

9/28/11 Leave for Hong Kong

9/29/11 Come home