Perfect Summer for a Miracle: March 2010

Why we have decided to host a child from Colombia again this summer...

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Here we go again....stay tuned!!

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 :)

Perfect Summer for a Miracle

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Paula's Journey Home