3-23-10
Sent application to CCAI
3-25-10
acceptance notice
4-8-10
Sent application to home-study agency
4-14-10
1st HS interview
4-21-10
2nd & 3rd HS interview (individuals, couple)-Home Visit
4-27-10
4th HS interview
4-28-10
Faxed Medical Conditions checklist to CCAI
4-29-10
Physicals
5-7-10
Visited CCAI in Colorado
6-10-10
Home Study approved by CCAI
6-16-10
I-800A paperwork sent
6-25-10
USCIS notice of receipt of I-800A paperwork
7-15-10
USCIS Biometrics (fingerprints) appointment notice arrived
8-6-10
Fingerprinted
8-14-10
I-797 approval arrived from USCIS
8-16-10
Docs sent to Secretary of State for authentication
8-20-10
Docs taken to Department of State & Embassy for authentication
8-25-10 (morning)
Documents picked up from Embassy
8-25-10 (afternoon)
Dossier packaged up and mailed to CCAI
8-25-10 (late afternoon)
Referral for Qiu Feng received via email
8-26-10
Phone consult with International Adoption Clinic
8-27-10
Accepted referral
8-29-10
Emailed documents to Waiting Child department at CCAI, including Letter of Interest in Qiu Feng
8-30-10
Mailed Petition to Adopt
8-31-10
LOI arrived at CCAA
9-3-10
Critical Review of dossier complete; dossier sent to translation department
9-7-10
Pre-Approval received from CCAA
9-10-10
Match Packet received from CCAI
9-10-10
Dossier to China!
9-15-10
Dossier arrived at CCAA
9-16-10
Lili’s 1st birthday!!!!!
9-18-10
Applied for Lauren’s replacement passport
9-19-10
Logged in to CCAA (LID)!
10-25-10 (7 months from application acceptance!)
Letter of Acceptance from CCAA
10-27-10
Mailed I-800 (immigration docs) to CCAI
10-28-10
DS230 (US Visa) packet received from CCAI
11-2-10
Mailed DS230 application to CCAI
11-2-10
Travel immunizations
11-6-10
I-797 C (receipt) from USCIS--letting us know they received our paperwork
11-19-10
PA (Provisional Approval) received from USCIS! (approved 11/14)
11-22-10
NVC received file
11-23-10
NVC cabled file to Consulate in GZ
11-24-10
Picked up our visas at China Embassy in D.C.
11-26-10
NVC letter received telling us everything was cabled to GZ
11-29-10
CCAI China reps deliver paperwork to Consulate in GZ
12-1-10
Mandatory Orphanage Fee sent to CCAI to be wired to Lili’s orphanage
12-13-10
Article-5 notification by CCAI; China reps picked-up
12-27-10
Travel Approval (TA)
12/29
Consulate appointment confirmed (CA)
1/6
Final Travel Packet received from CCAI
1/7
Travel Conference Call w/Lily & Josh of CCAI, and the other travel-group families
1/12
Fly to Beijing, China
1/16
Fly to Zhengzhou, China
1/17
Gotcha! Day--met Qiu Feng
1/18
Adoption finalized
1/21
Fly to Guangzhou, China
1/24
US Consulate appointment
1/26
Received Lili's Visa packet
1/27
Flew home to US--landed in Atlanta, where Lili became a citizen of the United States!!!
1/28
Home at last
2/8
"Welcome Home" call from Josh Zhong at CCAI to see how we are doing (I love my agency!)
1/12
Fly to Beijing, China
1/16
Fly to Zhengzhou, China
1/17
Gotcha! Day--met Qiu Feng
1/18
Adoption finalized
1/21
Fly to Guangzhou, China
1/24
US Consulate appointment
1/26
Received Lili's Visa packet
1/27
Flew home to US--landed in Atlanta, where Lili became a citizen of the United States!!!
1/28
Home at last
2/8
"Welcome Home" call from Josh Zhong at CCAI to see how we are doing (I love my agency!)
