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)