Thursday, November 6, 2008

Adoption Paper Trail

The adoption process is quite rigorous and it took us 6 months to complete the paperwork to send to China. We began working intently on the documentation in September 2006, turning in our paperwork in early October 2006 to begin the home study. We wanted to provide all the necessary documents to the adoption agency doing the home study before we left for safari in early October 2006. Subsequently, we learned that Anna was born within days of us turning in our paperwork. Important dates are:

Log In Date (LID) in China: 4-13-07
Letter of Intent (LOI): 6-13-08 – first we saw Anna’s photo
Letter of Acceptance (LOA): 8-21-08
Travel Approval (TA): 9-26-08
Gotcha day at Beijing Child Welfare Institute (BCWI): 11-01-08

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