Never An Empty Nest: Happy Zander Pictures!

Our Blessing's Timeline

07/11/11 Our journey to adoption begins with agency selection.

11/15/11: *Home study Completed

11/25/11: *I-800a to USCIS (12/6/11, Ltr. from USCIS recv'd application) 12/10/11 Fingerprint date rec'd, 1/3/2012 Fingerprinting.

1/19/12: *LOI sent

1/23/12: *Immigration app. rcivd from USCIS (2-3 mon.).

2/1/12: *Pre-Approval for Zander - We're Matched

2/13/12: *Dossier docs. certified/authenticated. (2-3 wks)

2/15/12: *Dossier sent to China (DTC)

2/23/12: *Ammendment to home study sent to USCIS to include Zander's specific special needs

2/27/12: *Log-in date rcvd (LID) from CCCWA (3-4 wks after DTC)

4/30/12: *Letter of Acceptance (LOA) rcvd from China (2-3 mon. after LID) 62 Days! Woo Hoo!

5/8/12: *800 paperwork submitted to USCIS.

5/21/2012: *800 provisional app. rcvd. (3 wks after submission)

5/25/2012: *Info. for visa sent by USCIS to National Visa Center. (NVC)

6/4/12: *Info. for visa cabled to the US Embassy in GZ by the NVC. (App. 2 weeks after information sent by NBC to NVC)

6/18 *Article 5 letter received. (2 weeks from cabling)

6/19: *Article 5 letter couriered to the CCCWA.

7/3/12 *Travel Approval received from CCCWA (3-4 weeks from being received by CCCWA)

7/3/12: *Apply for Consulate Appointment

8/14/12: *Receive Consulate Appt. (Appt. 2 business days after app.)

7/31/12: *Travel (2 weeks after receiving TA)