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December 6, 2011 Read a blog about a 13yr old needing a family before she turns 14 in a few short months

December 8, 2011 Called our Adoption Agency & Social Worker to Update our Homestudy

December 9, 2011 Met With Social Worker to Finish Homestudy Update

December 11, 2011 Homestudy Update Complete

December 14, 2011 Homestudy Update Approved by our Agency

December 15, 2011 I-800A Supplement 3 Mailed to USCIS

January 3, 2012 Fingerprints for USCIS

January 3, 2012 I-800A Approved

January 5, 2012 Referral File given to our agency and we accepted

January 12, 2012 PA

January 13, 2012 Dossier Copy Sent to Chin@

January 16, 2012 Dossier Delivered

January 16, 2012 LID

January 20, 2012 LOA

January 20, 2012 I-800 Provisional Approval

January 27, 2012 Cabled

February 1, 2012 Article 5

February 3, 2012 TRAVEL APPROVAL!!

February 20, 2012 Gotcha Day

February 21, 2012 Adoption Finalized

February 26, 2012 Eliana turns 14!!

August 25, 2010 Adoption Application Mailed

August 27, 2010 Adoption Application Received

September 1, 2010 Adoption Application Approved

September 19, 2010 First Home Study Visit

September 30, 2010 Received File to Review of Prospective Match

October 2, 2010 Turned in Letter of Intent/Accepted Match

October 11, 2010 Letter of Intent sent to CCAA (they were closed for National Day the week before)

October 13, 2010 Pre-Approval from CCAA received

October 29, 2010 Home Study Complete & I-800A sent to USCIS

November 18, 2010 Kelli's Fingerprint Appointment Arrives (Bill's is Lost)

November 22, 2010 Bill's Fingerprint Appointment Arrives

November 23, 2010 Walked-in to USCIS a week before our appointment and were Fingerprinted

December 24, 2010 I-797 approval received

December 29, 2010 Dossier overnighted to CCAI

January 7, 2011 "DTC" Dossier sent to China!!

January 19, 2011 "LID" Logged-in Dossier

March 7, 2011 "LOA" Letter Seeking Confirmation of Adopter"

March 21, 2011 I-800 Provisional Approval

April 4, 2011 Cabled

April 20, 2011 Article 5 Picked Up

May 13, 2011 Travel Approval

May 30, 2011 Gotcha Day!!

May 31, 2011 Adoption Finalized