Thursday, October 28, 2010
Done!
Today we received our final copy of our updated home study! So, that is complete. We have successfully accomplished all that needed to be taken care of upon our move to GA. I am very proud. We were even able to get our fingerprints done early yesterday, so we are officially back in the waiting game. We are praying for our baby and the mother, wherever they may be.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Finger Print Appointment
We received our renewal fingerprint appointment. It is November 4 at noon. Yay!!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Home Visit- Check
Our visit on Sunday went well. Our house was perfectly in order, we had all the necessary things installed, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, outlet plugs and covered all open electrical outlets. Much thanks to Doug for all of his help getting the house ready. We turned in all kinds of documents. Tax returns, birth certificates, marriage certificates, Citizenship, passport copies, medical forms, employment verification, financial statement, monthly expenses, water bill, sewage bill, letter stating Kaori is free of communicable disease, PAP Smear results, local law enforcement background check and 911 emergency call history, GBI criminal background check, letters of reference and various forms stating we won't abuse our children. It was a lot to organize and we still have a few outstanding documents, but hope to get those turned in very soon! It was a successful day, but I was pretty tired once it was all done, just a lot of mental preparation went into it and I was relived it was over with. Now we wait for the update to be complete and then we send it off for approval. Yay!
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Timeline
July 20, 2009 - Received home study packet and began paper work.
July 21, 2009 - Dropped off Kaori's immunization verification form for home study.
July 27, 2009 - Mailed in ATWA application, completed local background checks and completed Samantha's medical exam.
August 6, 2009 - Home Study visit completed.
August 9, 2009 - Mailed our I600-A to USCIS.
September 8, 2009 - Home Study Draft emailed to Lesley
September 11, 2009 - USCIS Fingerprints complete
September 18, 2009 - I600A application complete. Homestudy finalized.
September 22, 2009 - USCIS requesting further evidence.
October 7, 2009 - 171-H approval arrived!
October 20, 2009 - Mailed dossier to ATWA
October 22, 2009 - Dossier received!
November 12, 2009 - Mailed our photo album to ATWA
November 16, 2009 - Photo book received.
November 29, 2009 - Photo book traveled to Japan.
August 2010 - Moved to Georgia
September 13, 2010 - Mailed form off to be re-fingerprinted by the United States. Time to update!
September 22, 2010 - mailed letter to Fulton County to confirm emergency call history.
October 3 - Homestudy home visit
October 6 - picked up results from TB test, drug test, Urine sample, medical exam.
October 15 - All new documents for the update have been turned in.
October 20, 2010 - First draft of update emailed to ATWA for review.
October 23, 2010 - Received our appointment notices in the mail.
October 27 - Had fingerprints done early for the 171H
October 28 - Received final copies of updated homestudy.
January 2011 - New album and photos of the decorated nursery arrived in Japan.
February 2, 2011 - mailed in extension form to USCIS for our I600A.
April 1, 2011 - Mailed new birthmother letter to ATWA and ordered new photo albums.
April 12, 2011 - ATWA mailed all new things to Taz in Japan.
November 16, 2011 - Mailed application to CCAI
December 2011 - Began working on all the documents for our dossier.
WE WAITED AND WAITED WITH NO NEWS UNTIL OCTOBER 2012. GOD WAS NUDGING OUR HEARTS EVER SO GENTLY AND THEN NOT SO GENTLY TO BEGIN A PROGRAM WITH CHINA.
July 2012 - We have a son!!!
October 17 2012 - Request for update sent to orphanege.
October 27 2012 - LOA received!
October 29 2012 - LOA signed and returned to CCAI along with I800 and travel documents. Estimated travel dates (sometime in Jan. 2013)
December 28 - Travel dates sent! We are to be in Beijing on January 10 and we meet Cuyler on the 14th! Yahoo!
