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Adoption Timeline

2006
November 8 - Application Mailed
November 22 - Accepted
November 24 - I-600A Mailed
November 27 - Delivery Confirmed
November 28 - Receipt of I-600A
November 30 - Fingerprint Notice
December 15 - Home Study Update
December 21 - Stacey Fingerprinted
December 28 - Added to List (#116)
2007
January 24 - Home Study Mailed
January 25 - Ben Fingerprinted
February 8 - Waiting List (#111)
February 20 - Waiting List (#109)
February 27 - Waiting List (#105)
March 8 - Waiting List (#101)
March 22 - Waiting List (#99)
April 19 - Waiting List (#98)
April 25 - Dossier Authentication
May 2 - Delivery Confirmed
May 2 - Added to SN Wait List
May 3 - Waiting List (#97)
June 7 - Waiting List (#86)
June 25 - Dossier Translated
June 28 - On Waiting List Six months
July 9 - Waiting List (#81)
August 6 - Waiting List (#4 SN)
August 8 - Waiting List (#76)
September 7 - Waiting List (#70)
October 8 - Waiting List (#67)
October 22 - Waiting child -- OURS!!
October 23 - Official Referral Date
October 25 - Letter #1 Submitted
October 29 - Referral Receipt - CHI
2008
February 5 - Fingerprint Request
February 7 - Proof of Delivery
March 1 - All Fingerprinted
March 3 - I-600 Application Mailed
March 5 - I-600 Acknowledgement
April 17 - I-600 Approval!
May 2 - Original G & R Date
May 3 - Fly to Ho Chi Minh City
May 5 - MEET EPHRAIM!
May 6 - Drive to Kien Giang
May 7 - G & R Ceremony
May 8 - Medical, Apply for Passport
May 12 - Fly to Hanoi
May 13 - Visa appointment at USCIS
May 14 - Pick Up Visa, Fly Home
May 15 - Arrive in Nashville!
May 23 - Certificate of Citizenship
June 12 - Re-Adoption Filed by Court
July 3 - Tennessee Birth Certificate