Adoption Timeline

June 6th, 2013
Travelled to Bulgaria to assist a friend with her first trip visits.

June 10th, 2013
Saw him for the first time, didn't know he was ours.

June 13th, 2013
Met him, spent 45 minutes one on one with him, KNEW I'd be back for him.

July 6th, 2013
His file was not available this month, we'll request it in August. Sent in the online application and family pictures to our agency.

July  23rd, 2013
All of our commitment paperwork has been sent. It will be presented to his country on July 25th. We also had our phone "interview" with our agency.

July 25th, 2013
Waiting to hear from our agency to know if we were granted his file.

July 29th, 2013
We have agency approval!

August 15th, 2013
Home study walk through.

September 3rd, 2013
Our  in country team was granted his file.

September 26rd, 2013
Officially Matched with "Gage"!


December 12th, 2013
Homestudy COMPLETE


January 2nd, 2014
Final Draft of Homestudy arrives


January 9th, 2014
Agency Cover Letter arrived.
USCIS SENT 

January 11th, 2014
USCIS Delivered

January 15th, 2014
USCIS Lockbox Receipt


January 16th, 2014
USCIS Check Cashed


January 29th, 2014
Received our Biometrics Appointment!


February 7th, 2014
Biometrics Done! - Our state does not allow walk-ins so we had to wait till our appointment date.

February 27th, 2014
 USCIS Approval

March  3rd, 2014
Sent USCIS Supplement 3 to ammend our approval to add a second child.

March  7th, 2014
Approved to add a second child.

March  17th, 2014
Dossier Submitted

May  8th, 2014
Verbal Referral

May  21st, 2014
Written Referral

May 30th, 2014
Trip One
(May 30-June 14)

June 10th, 2014
i800 Receipt

June 30th, 2014
i800 Approval

July 11th, 2014
Article 5 Interview

July 28th, 2014
2nd Stage Dossier Submitted

September 1st, 2014
2nd Stage Dossier Signed by MOJ

September 2nd, 2014
Submitted to Court

September 10th, 2014
Court Date Received

October 17th, 2014
Court

November 3rd, 2014
Bulgaria Bound!

November 4th, 2014
Arrived in Bulgaria

November 6th, 2014
Gotcha Day for Milena

November 7th, 2014
Arrive in Elijah's Region
-Pleven Project

November 8th, 2014
-Pleven Project

November 9th, 2014
-Pleven Project
Gotcha Day for Elijah

November 10th, 2014
Passports

November 12th, 2014
Medicals

November 17th, 2014
Embassy Appointment

November 18th, 2014
Goodbye Dinner with the team

November 19th, 2014
Fly home!
Two new US Citizens at 1:56pm!

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