WHO: We are Cliff and Courtney, and we have been happily married for 20 years this month. We have two daughters, Emma (11) and Vivian (9) whom we homeschool. We have always been open to the idea of adoption, but neither of us would have imagined what God had in store for our family!
WHAT: Adding a child to our family through international adoption.
WHEN: Hopefully before the end of the year!
WHERE: Ukraine
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Praises. . .
- HOME!!
- Visas - check!
- Almost done!
- Passports acquired
- Court Date Set, 3/3 @3pm
- GameBoy says YES!
- Great meeting w/youngest child
Prayers. . . .
- Finding our new "normal"
- Trip home
- Visas
- Passports
- Return trip
Timeline. . . .
- 3/25 Fly HOME!
- 3/24 Visas
- 3/23 Embassy interview
- 3/22 Medical Exams
- 3/21 Get Passports/Train to Kiev
- 3/16 Passport photos
- 3/15 GOTCHA DAY!
- 3/14 Arrive Izmyil
- 3/13 Arrive Ukraine
- 3/12 Leave for Ukraine
- 3/5 Fly Home
- 3/3 Court
- 2/24 Visit youngest again
- 2/17 First meeting with older kids
- 2/16 Referral and Travel to Izmyil
- 2/15 Impromptu meeting w/SDA
- 2/11 Travel back to Kiev to await referral on older kids
- 2/11 Met youngest child
- 2/10 Travel to Odessa Region
- 2/10 Document arrives from States
- 2/1 Second Appointment
- 1/26 Register for Second Appointment
- 1/26 Sign Notary paper
- 1/24 Travel Back to Kiev
- 1/24 Refuse Referral
- 1/24 Meet w/Inspector, Director, child
- 1/22 Travel to Region
- 1/20 SDA Appointment
- 1/17-18/2011 Travel to Kiev
- 11/26 SDA Appointment set for 1/20/2011 at noon
- 11/11 Dossier submitted to SDA
- 10/11 Travel to Austin to get dossier apostilled and FedEx to agency
- 9/28 Found out Federal Background will not be ready.
- 8/11 Started dossier
- 5/28 Notified that Ukraine now requires updated HS
- 5/25 Started process to correct I-171H
- 5/24 Received (incorrect) I-171H approval of I-600A
- 5/12 Biometrics appointment
- 5/4 USCIS confirmed receipt of I600-A
- 4/28 Documents submitted to SDA, Dossier date is 11/11
- 4/26 Home Study arrived in Kiev and sent for translation
- 4/21 sent I-600-A to USCIS
- 4/21 Docs arrived at agency and sent on to Ukraine
- 4/20 Drove to Austin to get documents apostilled and FedEx to agency
- 4/8-4/19 DELAY waiting for additional documents and corrections
- 4/7 Final Home Study draft approved by agency and in-country agent
- 3/31-4/5 - DELAY Home Study "missing"
- 3/15-3/23 DELAY documents for HS returned by USPS
- 2/22 Home Study Home Visit
- 1/21 Sent Agency Self Assessment
- 1/4/2010 Applied to Agency
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