Tomorrow I will be sending off all of my documents for my dossier to be Authenticated. It is the last step in the process of getting my paperwork together. After these documents are returned to me, I will be sending a great, big package to my agency and they will then send it off to China!!
It was taking about four months from the point that the package was sent until we would be able to travel. We were thinking that we would be travelling some time in November. Now the process has slowed down and the Letter Seeking Confirmation has gone from one month to three months!! This now means that we probably will not be travelling until January. YUCK!!
Only God knows the exact day that I will meet my sweet Makinley. I trust in Him and I know that His timing is perfect...even if it doesn't feel like it.
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"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." - James 1:27
About Me
- Gretchen
- Florida, USA
- Everyday I am walking with The ONE who loves me the most. Love has changed my life. Love has made me who I am. Love has brought me here.
Ashlyn in China - October 2009
Ashlyn Home - October 2010
Ashlyn Home - October 2011
Ashlyn Home - October 2012
Adoption Timeline: Ashlyn
- 10/01/2008:
- Applied with adoption agency
- 10/02/2008:
- Applied to Waiting Child program
- 11/25/2008:
- Homestudy approved
- 12/03/2008:
- Applied for I800A
- 12/10/2008:
- I800A Notice date
- 1/30/2009:
- Our I800A was approved in 51 days!
- 2/27/2009:
- Mailed our Dossier to our agency!!!
- 3/06/2009:
- DTC (Dossier to China)
- 3/23/2009:
- LID (Log in Date)
- 3/27/2009:
- Referral
- 3/28/2009:
- LOI (Letter of Intent)
- 4/16/2009:
- PA (Pre-Approval) on day 19
- 7/13/2009:
- LOA (Letter of Acceptance) on day 107
- 7/27/2009:
- I800 approved (12 days!!)
- 8/07/2009:
- NVC cable (day 25)
- 8/18/2009:
- Article 5 approved (day 36)
- 9/09/2009:
- Travel Approval (day 58)
- 10/26/2009:
- Gotcha Day!!
- 11/04/2009:
- Consulate Appointment
- 11/07/2009:
- HOME!!!!!
Makinley in China - January 2012
Makinley Home - January 2013
Adoption Timeline: Makinley
- 1/27/2011:
- Found Makinley on the shared list
- 2/11/2011:
- Applied with adoption agency
- 2/21/2011:
- LOI (Letter of Intent)
- 3/3/2011:
- PA (Pre-Approval) on day 10
- 3/21/2011:
- Homestudy approved
- 4/5/2011:
- Applied for I800A
- 4/12/2011:
- I800A Notice date
- 6/01/2011:
- I800A Approved! (49 days)
- 6/28/2011:
- Mailed our Dossier to our agency
- 7/1/2011:
- DTC (Dossier to China)
- 7/19/2011:
- LID (Log in Date)
- 9/7/2011:
- LOA (Letter of Acceptance) on day 50
- 9/28/2011:
- I800 approved (21 days)
- 10/6/2011:
- NVC cable (29 days)
- 11/2/2011:
- Article 5 (56 days)
- 11/21/2011:
- Travel Approval (75 days)
- 1/4/2012:
- Gotcha Day!!
- 1/12/2012:
- Consulate Appointment
- 1/14/2012:
- HOME!!!!
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"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time and miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands." ---Kristi Larson
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." - James 1:27
2 comments:
Yahoo! Another step closer.
Who would have thought, the night you met us at the airport in Jan 2010, that possibly 2 years from then you would be flying home too? (of course I hope and pray that you travel before Christmas).
Yay...you're getting closer! :) Jan. in China isn't too bad. Done that twice. You will get a kick out of the Christmas decorations mixed with Chinese New Year ones. :)
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