Perfect Summer for a Miracle: January 2009

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Kidsave DC Summer MIracles 2009

While our family will not be hosting a child this summer, we will be involved with the DC Summer Miracles community. Please visit my new blog for the DC Summer Miracles 2009 Community by clicking on the link to the right. Let the fun begin!!

Our Time Line

8/5/10 Jhonatan leaves :(
8/19/10 Sent Letter of Intent to Adopt to ICBF
8/22/10 Amanda's autobiography done
8/25/10 Sent application to WHFC
9/3/10 Mailed fingerprints to FBI in WVA
9/8/10 Received approval from ICBF to move forward with adoption
9/8/10 Greg's Autobiography done
9/9/10 Psychological Evaluation appointment
9/24/10 Homestudy interview
10/4/10 Amanda visits Jhonatan in Medellin
10/11/10 Physicals for Greg and Amanda
10/15/10 Sent request for Jhonatan to visit in December
10/19/10 Physicals and TB test for girls
10/23/10 Turned in all of paperwork for homestudy
11/2/10 Final Home visit with social worker
11/5/10 Dossier (minus homestudy, fingerprints, I-800a) sent to Colombia for translation
11/9/10 Picked up notarized homestudy
11/9/10 Mailed I-800a application
11/10/10 Sent apostilled fingerprints and homestudy to WHFC
11/16/10 Dossier (minus I-800a) being translated in Bogota
12/10/10 Finally receive Fingerprint Appointment Notice for I-800a (Dec. 22)
12/10/10 Jhonatan arrives for visit!! :)
12/13/10 Walked in early for USCIS fingerprints!
1/3/11 I-800A approval
1/14/11. Dossier submitted to ICBF Bogota
1/18/11 ICBF Approval
3/9/11 Referral issued (waiting for paperwork)
3/28/11 Agency finally receives final referral documents from ICBF (now, waiting for translations)
3/30/11 Received translated referral documents and I-800 sent to agency
4/1/11 I-800 sent to USCIS
4/4/11 I-800 Receipt date
4/12/11 Received updated FBI clearance
4/14/11 I-800 Approval!!!!
4/22/11 Approval sent to embassy in Bogota
5/2/11 Received our date to receive Jhonatan (5/13/11)!
5/13/11 Entrega (receive Jhonatan at ICBF Medellin)
5/19/11 Integracion meeting at ICBF
6/2/11 Sentencia
6/9/11 Visa issued at US Embassy Bogota
6/11/11 Fly home with our boy :)