Adoption Timeline

November 27, 2012 - Applied to Lifeline Children's Services

November 30, 2012 - Sent in application to Catholic Charities, the agency in Wisconsin who is completing our home study


December 4, 2012 - Start of our home study

May 29, 2013 - Home study completed

May 31, 2013 - I800a application submitted with finalized home study to USCIS (United States Customs & Immigration Services) - this is our application to bring a Chinese child into the United States as a citizen

June 5, 2013 - USCIS receipt date

July 18, 2013 - received appointments for biometric fingerprinting (for USCIS)

August 3, 2013 - USCIS approval


August 22, 2013 - Our dossier paperwork is complete and sent to Lifeline

September 27, 2013 - DTC...(Dossier to China)

October 15, 2013 - LID  (Log In Date in China)

November 6, 2013 - looked at Jedidiah's file

November 7, 2013 - accepted Jedidiah's file/referral

November 8, 2013 - LOI sent (Letter of Intent....formal document stating our intention to adopt Jedidiah)

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


December 9, 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)

January 2, 2013 - Reviewed (2nd phase of dossier processing is complete!)

January 9, 2014 - Match Reviewed (dossier processing complete, Letter of Acceptance is on its way to Lifeline!)

January 15, 2014 - LOA (Letter of Acceptance arrived at Lifeline from China)


January 21, 2014 - 800 paperwork submitted to USCIS.

February 10, 2014 - USCIS approval to bring Jedidiah home as an American citizen!


February 24, 2014 - Article 5 letter received

February 27, 2014 - Article 5 letter drop off

March 13, 2014 - Article 5 letter picked up and taken to the CCCWA...travel approval wait begins.

March 21, 2014 - Day 8 of wait - we get our Travel Approval - we are going to China!

March 21, 2014 - Applied for Consulate Appointment (CA)

March 24, 2014 - Received our CA and have travel dates!

April 5, 2014 - Traveling to China

April 8, 2014 - Gotcha Day!

April 15, 2014 - Consulate Appointment

April 18, 2014 - Visiting Jedidiah's foster home with him

April 19, 2014 - Flying home with our son!

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