Abounding in Love and Faithfulness: Traveling Soon!!!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Traveling Soon!!!

Sorry to keep all of you hanging, we've been a bit busy around here!

Thank you to all of you who were praying for our consulate appointment -

our appointment is on Aug. 24th!!

We leave a week from today on Aug. 11th and

Gotcha Day will be Aug. 14th (Aug. 13th here in the US)!!

I'll update more before we leave.

3 comments:

JoleneAugust 6, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Oh that is fabulous! I am so excited for you!
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MicheleAugust 7, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Fabulous news. Hope to follow your journey once you are in China.
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AnotherPreciousJewelAugust 11, 2011 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations! How exciting to finally be bringing your little man home! I will be praying everything goes well in China.
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Timeline to Kaden

10/29 - Said yes to Kaden and sent LOI to agency

11/3 - Received PA (pre-approval)

11/7 - Picked up homestudy packet from agency

11/29 - First Homestudy interview

12/6 - Second Homestudy interview

12/8 - Third and Final Homestudy interview

12/10 - Ordered Passports

12/15 - Homestudy ready except for fingerprint approvals - communication issue between our agency and DOJ

12/20 - Received Passports

1/10 - Fingerprint approval issue solved

1/11 - Picked up approved homestudy copies from agency

1/12 - i800a application sent to USCIS (receipt notice received 1/18)

2/11 - Immigration fingerprints

3/15 - i800a (I797C) approved

3/19 - received I797C (immigration) approval in the mail

3/28 - DTC (documents to Ch*na)

4/18 - LID (log in date)

6/7 - LOA (letter of approval) received by our agency

6/8 - LOA arrived in our hands, signed and returned to our agency

6/9 - i800 sent (receipt notice received 6/13)

6/21 - i800 approval

6/23 - received i800 approval in the mail

6/30 - NVC Cable (letter received on 7/5)

7/20 - Article 5

7/26 - TA (travel approval) - arrived at our agency on 7/29 - 9 months to the day (10/29/10) from the moment we said yes to adopting Kaden!!!

8/14 - (8/13 here in the US) - GOTCHA DAY!!!!!

8/24 - CA (consulate appointment)

8/25 - Home with our newest treasure!!