Timeline

Here is the timeline of how our adoption journeys have unfolded:

ADOPTION #1 (completed in 2009)
August 2007 • Decided to begin adoption process
9 August 2007 • Submitted application to Families for Children (Utah)
29 August 2007 • First home study appointment
12 September 2007 • Home visit for home study
24 September 2007 • Final home study appointment
October 2007 • Draft of home study sent to FFC (adoption agency)
October 2007 • Placed on waiting list at FFC
9 November 2007 • Received final draft of home study
15 November 2007 • Dossier mailed to FFC
4 January 2008 • I-600A application & documentation mailed to USCIS
22 January 2008 • Fingerprinted at USCIS for I-600A application
4 February 2008 • Received I-171H (USCIS approval) in the mail
December 2008 • Agency says we could be waiting another 12 months for a referral
27 February 2009 • Home Study Update finalized
16 March 2009 • Updated dossier paperwork mailed to agency
1 April 2009 • Renewed USCIS fingerprints for I-600A application
8 April 2009 • Referral – It’s a Boy!
20 May 2009 • Notified of orphanage approval
Late May/early June • Paperwork authenticated and mailed to Taiwan for court
7 July 2009 • Notified by FEC of Taiwan court’s first ruling of final decree
17 September 2009 • Met our son! Forever Family Day in Tainan

ADOPTION #2 (returning to Taiwan to adopt our son’s biological brother)
11 November 2010 • Received a phone call with news of our son’s sibling
22 November 2010 • Received referral file
24 November 2010 • Decided to adopt again!
December 2010 • A whirlwind of paperwork and home study visits!
20 December 2010 • Home Study Done!
22 December 2010 • USCIS receives I-600A and supporting documents
7 January 2011 • Received fingerprint appointment notices from USCIS
19 January 2011 • Orphanage approval!
28 January 2011 • USCIS Biometric Appointments Completed
31 January 2011 • Received a letter from USCIS requesting more documents
3 February 2011 • Additional documents sent via overnight mail to USCIS
4 February 2011 • Received adoption contracts and power of attorney forms
7 February 2011 • Authenticated documents sent to TECRO via FedEx
15 February 2011 • TECRO mailed authenticated documents back to agency
15 February 2011 • Contacted USCIS for update and learned application was approved on 9 February; waiting on 171H in the mail
17 February 2011 • I-171H arrives in the mail!
22 February 2011 • Agency mails dossier/contracts to Taiwan for court (FedEx)
7 April 2011 • Notified we have a final decree!
7 June 2011 • Met our newest little boy – Forever Family Day in Tainan, Taiwan!