Referrals arrived yesterday. The cutoff is December 14, 2005. A measely six days of LIDs. We're now at 57 LIDs until our turn, but don't expect to bring Malia home before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. And, NO ... I'm not kidding.
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I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. ~ 1 Samuel 1:27
WE HAVE OUR MALIA!
Log-In-Date: 2-9-06
Date of Referral: 9-2-08
Gotcha Day: 11-2-08
FOREVER A FAMILY
TRAVEL ITINERARY
October 29
-Leave US
October 31
-Arrive in Beijing
November 1
-Sightseeing in Beijing
November 2
GOTCHA DAY!
-Fly to Nanchang in AM
-Meet Malia in PM
November 3 - 7
-Adoption paperwork
-Sightseeing
November 8
-Fly to Gaungzhou
November 9 - 11
-Free days
November 12
-Medical Exam day
November 13
-Consulate Appointment
November 14
-Take oath at Consulate
-Get Malia's passport and visa
November 15
-Return to US
-Leave US
October 31
-Arrive in Beijing
November 1
-Sightseeing in Beijing
November 2
GOTCHA DAY!
-Fly to Nanchang in AM
-Meet Malia in PM
November 3 - 7
-Adoption paperwork
-Sightseeing
November 8
-Fly to Gaungzhou
November 9 - 11
-Free days
November 12
-Medical Exam day
November 13
-Consulate Appointment
November 14
-Take oath at Consulate
-Get Malia's passport and visa
November 15
-Return to US
OUR FAMILY OF FOUR
Our Timeline
12/27/04
- Made decision to adopt
03/05/05
- Attended CHI info meeting
07/01/05
- Mailed application to CHI
07/23/05
- Rec'd approval letter from CHI
08/03/05
- Signed Gateway Woods contract
08/31/05
- Home study home visit
09/26/05
- Home study report complete
09/29/05
- Mailed USCIS documents
10/28/05
- Fingerprint day
11/10/05
- Received I-171H
12/05/05
- Sent documents to Sec. of State
12/10/05
- Rec'd docs from Sec. of State
12/13/05
- Mailed docs to Chinese Consulate
12/22/05
- Rec'd docs from Chinese Cons.
12/23/05
- Dossier mailed to CHI
01/06/06
- Dossier mailed to China (DTC)
02/09/06
- Log-in-Date (LID)
03/01/07
- Home study update
03/02/07
- Refiled I-171H
04/13/07
- Fingerprint re-do day
07/03/08
- Fingerprint re-re-do day
08/19/08
- Home study update
08/23/08
- Refiled I-171H
09/02/08
- REFERRAL DAY!
09/03/08
- Travel info packet arrived
09/29/08
- TA arrived!
10/07/08
- CA confirmed!
- Mailed out visa documents
10/17/08
- Received passports/visas
10/29/08
- Depart US
11/02/08
- GOTCHA DAY!
11/15/08
- Return to US
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1 comment:
I am so sorry this is dragging out like this....hopefully we will have our daughters home sooner than we think : )
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