Our Adoption Timeline

This is a timeline of our adoption process to beginning until now...

• April 2009 - Began praying about the adoption process for China
• July 16, 2009 - Met with Lily and Lifeline Families
• July 17, 2009 - Met with Lifeline Executive Director
• July 20, 2009 - Turned in application
• July 24, 2009- First home study and fingerprints
• July 29, 2009 - Doctor's appointment for physicals
• July 31, 2009 - Second home study
• August 7, 2009 - Third home study
• August 13, 200 - Individual home studies
• August 15, 2009 - Fourth home study
• August 25, 2009 - Fifth home study
• September 10, 2009 - Fingerprints were mailed to Lifeline
• September 15, 2009 - Received fingerprints and FBI/ABI clearance
• September 25, 2009 - Paperwork sent for DHR approval
• October 7, 2009 - 1-800 sent for approval
• October 13, 2009 - Sent paperwork for final approval
• October 14, 2009 - DHR approved paperwork and sent to Immigration
• October 23, 2009 - Immigration confirmed receipt of paperwork
• October 31, 2009 - Received Immigration confirmation to take for biometric fingerprinting
• November 2, 2009 - Received biometric fingerprinting appointment 
• November 12, 2009 - Biometric fingerprinting
• November 27, 2009 - Immigration Approval
• December 15, 2009 - Dossier sent to China!!!
• December 21, 2009 - LID
• February 2011 - Updated 1-800 paperwork
• May 2012 - Updated 1-800 paperwork
• May 24, 2012 - Home study - discussed changing to Medical Special Needs Program because Lifeline is sponsoring nine new orphanages beginning in July.  
• July 2, 2012 - Biometric fingerprinting for updated 1-800 paperwork
• July 20, 2012 - Lifeline Travel Class 
• July 25, 2012 - Visa application submitted
• August 7, 2012 - Visas approved
• August 21, 2012 - I-800 Approval 
• September 26, 2012 - Received Referral
• September 27, 2012 - ACCEPTED REFERRAL, submitted LOI to Lifeline
• September 28, 2012 - Letter of Intent (LOI) sent to CHINA!
• October 11, 2012 - Pre-Approval (PA)
• October 16, 2012 - Letter of Acceptance (LOA) received from China!
• October 16, 2012 - I-800 sent to Homeland Security
• October 25, 2012 - I-800 receipt received from Homeland Security (USCIS)
• November 14, 2012 - I-800 Approved, sent to National Visa Center (NVC)
• November 20, 2012 - GUZ number assigned 
• November 21, 2012 - I-800 paperwork cabled to Guangzhou
• November 23, 2012 - Received PDF letter confirming paperwork was cabled
• November 26, 2012 - Article 5 submitted
• December 11, 2012 - Article 5 Approval; paperwork sent to Chinese side for TA 
• December 17, 2012 - TA (Travel Approval)
• December 20, 2012 - CA (Consulate Appointment confirmed)
• December 21, 2012 - Leave for China
• December 24, 2012 - Gotcha Day
• December 25, 2012 - Chinese Court
• January 3, 2013 - Consulate Appointment
• January 5, 2013 - Come home
• January 23, 2013 - Visit International Adoption Clinic
• January 24, 2013 - First Post-Adoption Visit 
• February 20, 2013 - International Adoption Clinic follow-up 
• June 5, 2013 - 6-month Post-Adoption Visit
• November 21, 2013 - One -Year Post-Adoption Visit 
• November 11, 2014 - Two-Year Post-Adoption Visit