We got a call from our agency last night sharing the great news that our case has been pre-approved to adopt Lilly! This is one of the first big steps on the legal side of things. From here, the process will be approximately 9-10 months until we travel and bring Lilly home.
From here, we will spend the next few weeks updating our home study to make it Hague accredited for China. Our new home study will also include Endale. This is the only part of the process we have a tiny bit of control over how long it takes. We are still at the mercy of a few people and processes, but we can start checking things off our list! We want to do whatever we can to get over to Lilly as soon as possible. After walking the adoption journey with Endale in Ethiopia, we're encouraged at the stability and predictability that China offers. According to our agency, China's adoptions go "by the book". Sounds good to me!
Update Home Study
File I-800a with USCIS
Dossier to China
Logged In Dossier in China
Letter of Action from China
I-800 to USCIS
I-800 approval from National Visa Center
Article 5 (Approval from US)
Travel Approval
Schedule Consulate Appt
Go to CHINA and get our Lilly!!!!!
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