April 30, 2011 - Attended Waiting Child Workshop at CAWLI
August, 1, 2011 - Application to Adopt sent to CAWLI
November 2, 2011 - Completed Home Study
November 15, 2011 - Mailed I800A to USCIS
December 19, 2011 - Got Fingerprinted
January 16, 2012 - Received USCIS Approval
February 9, 2012 - Dossier to China
February 27, 2012 - Log in Date
March 22, 2012 - Date of Referral
March 25, 2012 - Sent Letter of Intent
March 30, 2012 - Received Pre Approval
June 1, 2012 - LOA
June 4, 2012 - Send I800 to USCIS
June 21, 2012 - I 800 Approval
June 27, 2012 - NVC Cable to Guangzhou
July 2, 2012 - NVC Letter Received
July 3, 2012 - 1st Article 5 Dropoff
July 31, 2012 - 2nd Article 5 Drop off (Due to paperwork issues)
August 2, 2012 - Article 5 Pickup
August 7, 2012 - Travel Approval
August 8, 2012 - Consulate Appointment confirmed
August 23, 2012 - Leave for China
August 26, 2012 - Family Day
2 comments:
Hi there. I have been following your blog since my husband and I decided to adopt. I am just curious, with the waiting child program, were there any special needs that you said you would accept? Does Cameron have any? Thank you!
Hi Brandon and Alex,
All agencies work a little differently in regard to the waiting child program. Our agency gave us a list of common special needs and asked us to indicate which ones we were open to. If you are considering the waiting child program I would encourage you to research the most common special needs and most importantly have a doctor you trust review the medical file once you get a referral.
Please keep in mind that all internationally adopted children should be considered special needs. The trauma of being abandoned, placed in a orphanage and then placed in your home is going to affect these children. Sometimes it is attachment issues, sometimes it does not become obvious until the teen years. Most internationally adopted children have some developmental delays, but catch up quickly once home. Hope that helps. Good luck on your journey to adoption.
Steve and Jen
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