Here is the timeline of how our journey has unfolded:
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 that first ruling of final decree has been issued by Taiwan court
17 September 2009 • Met our son! Forever Family Day in Tainan
2 responses so far ↓
Rebecca // September 24, 2007 at 4:15 pm
We will be so excited to see your journey unfold! Thanks for sharing your blog with everyone.
heidi rumsey // September 30, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Loved reading your blog and seeing your photos, it brought back some great memories!! Your son is so beautiful. We adopted our daughter from Taiwan at age 6 months; she is now three. What a great experience. Enjoy your baby!!