Timeline

I thought I would write out the timeline of where we have been, and where we have left to go.

Application approved by our agency 2-8-12

First agency meeting 2-23-12

Homestudy complete- 5-10-12

I-800a receipt date- 5-14-12

I-797c Approved- 6-19-12

DTA- Dossier To Agency- 7-6-12

DTC- Dossier to China- should be soon!!!!

LID- Log in Date - date we are entered in China's computer system

PA- Pre- approval once we accept the match with our daughter. This means she is locked in to us.

LOA- Letter of Acceptance- this means we have been 100% approved to adopt her

I-800- More US immigration stuff

Article 5- US immigration and chinese visa stuff

TA- Travel approval- when china officially says we can travel

Travel dates!! I can't wait to be at this step.


So how much longer??? Well if we are DTC soon and get an early august LID, and a match soon after, we could travel anywhere from mid december- march.  usually travel happens 4-7 months after matching. Right now the longest wait will be for the LOA. That has been taking anywhere from 60-100 days. So if it is 60 we will travel sooner, if it is 100 it will be later.

We could be matched in 2-4 weeks. I can't wait to see her picture. We are 99% sure we have decided on a name, and we will tell everyone what her name is when the match is official. 

One good thing is that I will be busy the next few weeks. I am working extra because my coworker is out on medical leave for a few more weeks, Noah starts kindergarden, and we have a good lead on a widow for our both hands project.