Our Adoption Timeline
- ?? Travel Call ~ received when our daughter is ready to come home! We have to travel within 10 days of this notice
- ?? Visa Interview ~
- ?? Visa Physical
- ?? Emigration Permit Approval ~ by the Korean government. We have been told it is unlikely that we will be submitted in 2011
- ?? Emigration Permit Submission ~ in 2012, hopefully January/Feb
- ?? NVC Out
- ?? I-600 approval ~ US Immigration approves us to adopt an orphan
- ?? Fingerprints/Biometrics ~ more background checks
- 8/19/11 Acceptance Paperwork sent to Korea
- 8/19/11 I600a to USCIS ~ preliminary request to adopt an orphan through US Government
- 8/7/11 Official referral acceptance mailed back!
- 8/4/11 Legals ~ her legal paperwork sent to our agency from Korea, this is needed for I-600 approval
- 8/1/11 Official referral packet received in mail
- 7/29/11 Matched with waiting child!
- 7/22-7/29/11 - consultations with doctors and many prayers
- 7/22/11 She appears on photolisting for the 2nd time. Over 30 families request her file.
- 7/12/11 I600a application sent to agency
- 6/8/11 Homestudy approved. HSTK!! We are #27 on the waitstrip!
- 6/4/11 Attended 2nd education class
- 5/18/11 Homestudy Visit
- 5/6/11 Attended 1st education class
- 4/23/11 Homestudy Started
- 4/20/11 Application accepted!
