Letter of Acceptance is the official document that China has APPROVED us for Josephine. We had Preapproval, so we weren't too worried, but nevertheless, it's a giant step ahead. With this document in our hands, our agency can better estimate travel dates.....and they estimate March! So, yesterday I spent several hours completing the I-800 (Provisional Approval with the USCIS), I-864, and gathering supporting documents to show compliance with Hague, such as my 10 hours of training certficiates, copies of all child material, and signed copy of LOA.
Then, I dropped it off at Federal Express, once again close to tears knowing the unbelievable impact these documents have on our family and a precious child across the wold waiting to be united forever!!! The federal express worker, looked at me as I held the documents out to her and said "she'd take good care of them".
Timeline
Apr-11 Homestudy began
Jul-11 Signed with Holt
6/28/11 Found Jospehine, but another family is
currently reviewing
7/13/11 Received information for Josephine
to review
07/20/11 Asked for additional information about
Josephine's development
08/20/11 Filed I800A
08/23/11 Received additional information from her
orphanage and asked to hold her for me
08/24/11 Josephine went off Great Walls list to Holt
08/26/11 Sent LOI (Letter of Intent)
9/2/11 LOI uploaded in china
9/7/11 Got fingerprinted
9/29/11 800A
10/14/11 DTC (Dossier to China)
10/18/2011 LID (Logged in Date)
12/14/2011 LOA!
02/03/2012 Article 5 Pickup
02/16/2012Travel Approval
03/13/2012 Travel to CHINA!!!!!
03/29/2012 Homecoming
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