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Agency Application
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Met with Nancy at Adoption Links Worldwide
Signed Agency Application
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September 9, 2004
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Adoptive Parents Training
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Attended Adoptive Parenting Training
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September 17, 2004
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Home Study
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First Home Study Meeting
Home Study
Home Study Complete
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October 8, 2004
December 10, 2004
Week before Christmas 2004
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INS Paperwork
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Mailed I-600A
Set up Fingerprinting Appointment
Fingerprinting Appointment
Received I-174H Approval!
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November 2004
First Week of February 2005 (due to rule changes)
February 17, 2005
March 17, 2005 (after many phone calls)
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Preparing Dossier
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Document authentication, photos, letter of intent, etc
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February 2005 - April 2005
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Dossier To China (DTC)
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Dossier Mailed to China
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April 25, 2005!!!!!!
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Logged In Database (LID)
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Dossier logged in database at China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA)
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May 9, 2005
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Waiting for Referral
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It takes 6 to 8 months to receive a referral
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*This is where we are now*
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Referral!
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When we will finally see a picture of our daughter!
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(Should be received in Jan. or Feb. 2006)
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Preparing to Travel...
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Received Travel Authorization
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(Feb. or March 2006)
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Travel to China
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The 14 day trip to China to get our daughter
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(We should travel in Feb. or March 2006)
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Gotcha Day!!
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Cannot be soon enough!
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(We should receive our daughter within three days of arriving in China)
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