Our Family Adventures: Someone Likes Her Puffs

Katie and her daddy love their cocoa puffs... way too much

Adoption Timeline

06 May 10 - Received US Immigrant Visa
05 May 10 - ICBF Conformity & US Embassy
04 May 10 - Colombian Passport & Medical Eval
29 Apr 10 - Sentencia - Final Adoption Decree
26 Mar 10 - Presented the Demanda
23 Mar 10 - Integration Visit
15 Mar 10 - Presentation/ Entrega Day
11 Mar 10 - Received FBI background check (ETA=10 weeks after filed - got them in 8w because I begged)
26 Feb 10 - Paul got his Colombian Visa
23 Feb 10 - Bogota Embassy Issued Article 5 Letter
22 Feb 10 - NVC finally scanned the file and sent it to Bogota
16 Feb 10 - I-800 Sent to NVC so they scan and send it to Embassy in Bogota (1wd)
12 Feb 10 - I-800 Approved by adjudicator (3wd)
09 Feb 10 - I-800 received at Hague division (8wd)
04 Feb 10 - Received I-800 receipt and faxed DS-230 to Embassy
28 Jan 10 - Filed I-800
19 Jan 10 - Received official Referral by LSSMN
11 Jan 10 - Fingerprints Sent to FBI
28 Dec 09 - Referred to Katie by Commitee
04 Nov 09 - Sent to Regional Santander
08 Oct 09 - Officially Approved by ICBF
22 Sep 09 - Dossier Submitted before ICBF
12 Aug 09 - I-800A Approval
21 Jul 09 - Fingerprints
06 Jul 09 - Filed I-800A
June 09 - Finished Homestudy
08 Apr 09 - 2nd SW visit
03 Apr 09 - 1st Social Worker Visit
Mar 09 - Sent Application to local & international agencies
Oct 08 - Started gathering information

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