Adoption Timeline
5/7/07 – Application Sent to CCAI
5/21/07 – Application Approved by CCAI
5/29/07 – Application Sent to Child and Home Study Associates
5/29/07 – First Agency Fee Sent to CCAI
5/31/07 – Application Approved by Child and Home Study Associates
6/1/07 – Received Adoption Dossier Guide from CCAI
6/2/07 – Ordered birth certificates from VitalChek
6/4/07 – Received homestudy packet from Child and Homestudy Associates
6/5/07 – Received Karen’s birth certificate via UPS from VitalChek
6/12/07 – Received Ben’s birth certificate via UPS from VitalChek
6/16/07 – Full-Dossier Compilation Service Fee Sent to CCAI
6/16/07 – Sent Request for Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate to the Bahamas via FedEx
6/21/07 – Requested “Long Form” Copy of Ben’s Birth Certificate from NYC (with Letter of Exemplification)
6/22/07 – Child and Home Study Associates Educational Seminar
6/28/07 – Received Ben’s birth certificate (long form) via UPS
6/28/07 – Received Marriage Certificate from the Bahamas
7/3/07 – Sent Dossier Documents to CCAI via FedEx
7/3/07 – Sent I-600A to USCIS via FedEx
7/14/07 – USCIS fingerprinting appointment in Dover, DE
7/30/07 – Physical Examination (Karen)
7/30/07 – State of Delaware fingerprinting appointment at Troop 2
7/31/07 – Physical Examination (Ben)
8/1/07 – Labs Drawn (Ben)
8/4/07 – Labs Drawn (Karen)
8/14/07 – Physical Examination (Ben)
8/30/07 – Second Home Study Meeting
9/20/07 – Received last of the police clearance letters
10/24/07 – Home Study Home Visit
10/24/07 – Sent Dossier Documents to CCAI via FedEx
12/13/07 – Sent Dossier Documents to CCAI via FedEx
12/24/07 – Received I-797C (same as the I-717H)
1/13/08 – Sent Dossier Documents to CCAI via FedEx
1/20/08 – Sent Dossier Documents to CCAI via FedEx
3/2/08 – Sent Last of the Dossier Documents to CCAI via FedEx
3/4/08 – Dossier Passed Critical Review
3/5/08 – Dossier in Translation
3/7/08 – Dossier Sent to China
3/10/08 – Dossier Hand-Delivered to CCAA by CCAI Representative
3/12/08 – Log In Date (LID)