Return To Thailand: It's ready!

Friday, August 12, 2011

It's ready!

Look what I got today!

I got everything else together for Holt and we will put it in the mail so it will get there on Monday! This is a good end to the week. :)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Congratulations! One HUGE step down. Next week you will officially be on the waitlist!; August 13, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Katie said...: Yes! I am so glad to have this step done. :); August 13, 2011 at 6:33 PM

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Adoption Timeline

04/08/2011- heard Thailand program reopened

04/12/2011- Sent in application

04/26/2011- Accepted into the Thailand Program

05/09/2011- Received home study materials from LSSS

06/11/2011- Ten hours of adoption training in Houston

06/21/2011- Home study visit

07/18/2011- Home study draft finished

07/18/2011- Certificate of documentation sent to Texas Secretary of State for authentication

07/22/2011- Home study approved

07/27/2011- Rest of dossier documents received

07/27/2011- Certificate of documentation with Texas Secretary of State authentication received

07/27/2011- Package with dossier prepared to send to D.C.

07/28/2011- Dossier sent to D.C. for Department of State and Thai Embassy authentication

08/12/2011- Dossier returned from D.C. and packet for Holt prepared

08/13/2011- Dossier packet sent to Holt

08/15/2011- Dossier received by Holt

08/16/2011- Dossier approved by Holt, officially #18 on the wait list!

08/23/2011- I-800 A paperwork in the mail to USCIS

08/31/2011- I800 A paperwork officially received by USCIS

09/30/2011- Possibly #14 on the wait list!

10/04/2011- Fingerprinting appointment with USCIS

10/26/2011- Actually #16 on the wait list

11/04/2011- I-800A Approved!

11/22/2011- Tentatively #10 on the wait list!

11/30/2011- Officially #9 on the wait list!

03/30/2012- Officially #8 on the wait list!

05/24/2012- Received a referral from the Waiting Child Program!

06/02/2012- Decided to accept the referral and emailed the program, but had to wait until Monday to hear back

06/04/2012- Match officially approved!

06/11/2012- Sent acceptance paperwork and first package; Received the paperwork for our home study update

06/15/2012- Sent the completed paperwork for our home study update

07/10/2012- Home study update visit

07/26/2012- Home study update approved!

07/30/2012- Supplement 3 sent for I-800A update

08/15/2012- I-800A update approved!

08/21/2012- August update received!

10/06/2012- Supplement 3 sent for I-800A extension

11/13/2012- Fingerprinting appointment with USCIS

11/14/2012- I-800A extension approved!

12/21/2012- December update received!

12/22/2012- Appointment with the psychologist

12/27/2012- Letters arrive from psychologist and are mailed on to Holt

03/20/2013- First Approval granted and notified!

03/25/2013- Agency receives Article 16!

03/28/2013- We receive Article 16 in the mail

03/29/2013- I-800 sent to USCIS!

04/03/2014- I-800 received by USCIS

04/12/2013- I-800 approved!

04/18/2013- I-800 approval received in the mail!

04/19/2013- Visa information uploaded to Bangkok Embassy!

04/25/2013- Got our travel dates!

06/08/2013- Fly out!

06/16/2013- Meet Chat! (Father's Day!)

06/18/2013- Custody Day!

06/19/2013- Adoption Board Meeting

06/20/2013- Visa interview

08/24/2013- First post placement visit

10/19/2013- Second post placement visit

12/14/2013- Third and last post placement visit

01/27/2014- Agreement to Adopt from Holt

02/03/2014- Adoption finalization

02/07/2014- N-600 application in the mail for the certificate of citizenship

02/11/2014- N-600 received by USCIS

03/31/2014- Consent to Adopt received from Thailand

04/01/2014- USCIS appointment for N-600

06/10/2014- Permission to Register letter from Thailand

06/20/2014- Letter from Thai Embassy with adoption registration instructions

06/25/2014- USCIS ceremony for Tut's CoC

09/03/2014- Adoption registration appointment at Thai Embassy!