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Friday, November 27, 2009

Adoption Timeline

11/4 application sent to Lifeline

11/8 acceptance letter and phone call

11/9 initial paperwork sent in

12/5 home study visit #1

12/16 home study visit #2

1/3 home study visit #3

1/6 home study visit #4

2/4 received finalized copy of home study

2/17 home study received at SC DSS for state approval

2/27 i800a receipt date at USCIS

3/7 homestudy sent to USCIS from SC after approval

3/13 fingerprint appointment received for 4/13

3/19 walked in for fingerprints

(we found out that GA started a child abuse registry since our home study was completed. We sent in forms not sure if we would need them or not)

3/27 GA CANS approved

4/2 Dossier delivered to Lifeline in Birmingham

4/4 RFE (request for evidence) received from USCIS asking for GA CANS.

4/10 Updated home study reflecting GA CANS arrives at USCIS

4/11 i800a Approval

4/17 authentication of dossier started

4/24 dossier to consulate

5/9 dossier to China (DTC)

5/26 log in date (LID)

6/25 Out of Translation (OOT)

???? referral (see our sweet girl for the first time)