Outnumbered: Granddaddy Frank

7/2008- application submitted to adoption agency

7/2008- pregnant! application put on hold...

7/2009- application reactivated

9/2009- home study visits

8/09-11/09- assemble dossier

11/2009- submit 1-800A to USCIS

12/2009- I-797 approval from USCIS

12/2009- submit dossier for state certification

1/2010- submit dossier for authentication

1/2010- submit dossier to agency

2/5/2010- DTC! (dossier to China!)

2/10/2010- LID (Dossier logged in to CCAA)

3/19/2010- Agency called with a referral. Seriously. 35 days after DTC.

3/20/2010- LOI (Letter of Intent) sent to agency

4/5/2010- travel paperwork sent to agency

4/13/2010-Submit I-800A Supplement 3 to USCIS

5/4/2010- LOA (Letter of Acceptance) received from China

5/11/2010 I-797 approval on I-800A with Supplement 3 received from USCIS

5/12/2010 I-800 application sent to USCIS

6/7/2010- I-800 provisional approval

6/11/2010- NVC confirmation of I-800

6/12/2010- I-800A, I-800, NVC confirmation sent to agency

6/18/2010- paperwork sent from agency to US Consulate

7/9/2010- Consulate issues Article 5 to CCAA (China) asking them to issue travel approval

7/20/2010- apply for Visas

7/29/2010- Travel approval

8/2/2010-9/1/2010- arrange for travel

9/1-2010- 2 week trip to China to bring Emerson home!

9/6/2010- Gotcha Day!

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