Down with the Browns: APPOINTMENT DATE

Monday, May 21, 2012

APPOINTMENT DATE

We finally recieved our appointment date! It is for June 5th- that is "Evan's" 4th birthday!
I can't believe how long it has taken to get to this point! :-) We are super excited- thank you everyone for your prayers!

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Our Adoption Timeline

1/25 - E-mailed Reece's Rainbow about "Evan" phoned for info through 1800homestudy.com.

2/2 - Telephone interview with Carla and Vicky with About A Child.

2/16 - Paid for marriage license certificate copies.

2/17 - Veronica is fingerprinted, $2000 adoption agency fee paid to be officially "matched" with Evan!

2/19 - Our first homestudy appointment - their $1500 fee paid.

2/22 - James is fingerprinted.

2/23 - Reece's Rainbow application notarized/scanned/e-mailed; Fingerprint application notarized; Mailed out the $250 love gift and $25 for the Family Sponsor Program through Reece's Rainbow; Homestudy paperwork complete: SAFE forms, DSHS forms; Marriage License copies came in the mail today; Start adoption education.

2/24 - Veronica's physical form ready from Dr's office, and HR employment verification.

2/26 - We're live and matched on the Reece's Rainbow website!

3/2 - James had his Dr's appointment for the homestudy.

3/19 - More notarizing- birth certificate request form mailed. (Received 4/24)

3/21- Resumitted the FBI payment form...

3/24- Very large and encouraging yard sale donation from a co-worker! Thank you so much!

3/31- Lots of homestudy paperwork turned in!

4/26- Finished all adoption education.

5/8- Giveaway winner announced for $250 cash on blog post.

6/30- Last form turned in to finish homestudy!

8/8- Homestudy report sent off to copy editor.

8/22- Homestudy report in for our approval.

9/9- Notarized Final Homestudy came in the mail.

9/16- Mailed out USCIS I-600A Form with $890 payment that includes the cost of the Federal Fingerprinting.

9/19- USCIS receipt date

11/14- Realized a little "hiccup" that is delaying our USCIS approval. Will send to them missing info today and hope to get our fingerprint date soon!

12/22- James Lab for Dossier

1/3- Veronica Doctor and Labs for Dossier; Washington State Police Background Report run and notary fees paid.

1/11- James 2nd Doctor visit with more labs

1/12- Washington State Police Clearances in!

1/13- Apostilled Marriage Certificates came in the mail from Nevada!

1/19- Received Veronica's employment verification

1/25- Notarized health verification forms in for both of us

1/26- Biometric Fingerprinting done

2/6- USCIS approval

2/9- Residence verification paperwork done

2/20- Homestudy update arrived in the mail! James' work verification done.

2/22- Notarize of the dossier paperwork.

2/29- More notary

3/5- Rental verification in, last notary done

3/6- Dossier in mail for SOS for the apostille, along with check for $375

3/10- Apostilled dossier in the hands of our adoption agency to be sent out to the Ukraine!

3/19- Dossier in the Ukraine now. Western Union $600 for translation fees.

4/3- Mailed "fixed" dossier paperwork to the Ukraine. (Only 1 document needed a new $15 apostille. Not too bad!) Global Express guarantees the documents should be there on this date! $100 even for G.E.

4/12- Dossier to be officially submitted to the Ukraine SDA

5/20- Got our appointment date: June 5th! (Evan's 4th Birthday!)

5/21- Arranging lodging, plane tickets, grant $ transfer

5/4- To arrive in Kiev, Ukraine

5/5- Appointment date to get referral

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Monday, May 21, 2012

APPOINTMENT DATE

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