Adoption Timeline

January 24, 2013 - Applied to Lifeline Children's Services

February 8, 2013 - Start of home study

April 24, 2013 Final home study meeting

July 3rd, 2013 Home study approval

July 8th, 2013 I800a form mailed to USCIS (US Customs & Immigration Services...this is our application to bring a Chinese child into the US as a citizen)

July 9th, 2013 USCIS receipt date

July 22, 2013 received appointments for biometric fingerprinting (for USCIS approval)

July 23, 2013 successfully walked in early for biometric finger printing 

September 16, 2013 USCIS approval

October 17, 2013 DTC...(Dossier to China)

October 25, 2013 LID  (Log In Date)

November 4, 2013 received Caleb's file

November 7, 2013 LOI (Letter of Intent....formal document stating our intention to adopt Caleb)

November 11, 2013 PA (Pre-Approval.....CCCWA accepted our LOI and we are matched with Caleb)

December 4, 2013 OOT (Our dossier is out of translation, the first of three phases in the completion of our LOA or letter of acceptance from the CCCWA)

December 31, 2013 Reviewed! (2nd phase of dossier processing is complete!)

January 3, 2014 Match Reviewed! (dossier processing complete, Letter of Acceptance is on its way to Lifeline!)

January 8, 2014 LOA (Letter of Acceptance arrived at Lifeline)

January 28, 2014 USCIS approval to bring Caleb home as an American citizen!

February 10, 2014 Article 5 drop off in China

February 25, 2014 Article 5 pick up in China

March 4, 2014 TRAVEL APPROVAL

March 20, 2014 leave Louisville for Beijing

March 24, 2014 GOTCHA

April 1, 2014 Consulate appointment in Guangzhou China

April 3, 2014 HOME FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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