Adoption Timeline

The timeline for our adoption journey -






9/12/2009 - HOME!!

9/10/2009 - Register with Russian consulate

9/9/2009 - US Embassy appointment

9/7/2009 - Embassy medical exam


9/5/2009 - First plane ride - travel to Moscow


9/4/2009 - GOTCHA!


9/3/2009 - Court Day


9/2/2009 - Pre court hearing with the judge


9/1/2009 - 8 Doctor medical exams - part II


8/31/2009 - 8 Doctor medical exams


8/29/2009 - Leave for Trip # 2


8/13/2009 - Receive Court Date!


6/16/2009 - Dossier # 2 sent to Russia


6/15/2009 - (Hopefully) paperchased the last document (for now!)


6/13/2009 - Send more documents for dossier # 2 to agency


6/5/2009 - Receive list of more documents to get


6/5/2009 - Submit dossier # 2 to agency


5/22/2009 - Return home from Trip # 1


5/21/2009 - Sign paperwork in region to continue the adoption


5/19/2009 - Meetcha Day!!!!


5/19/2009 - Meet with the MOE


5/18/2009 - Fly to Tyumen


5/17/2009 - Land in Moscow


5/16/2009 - Leave for Moscow on Trip # 1


4/24/2009 - Accept referral and submit referral fee and acceptance documents


4/21/2009 - Receive referral information


2/13/2009 - Dossier sent to Russia for translation


2/13/2009 - INS approval!


2/10/2009 - Region assignment - We're headed to Tyumen!!


2/1/2009 - Fingerprints approved by the State


1/28/2009 - Fingerprinting for I600A approval


1/23/2009 - Submit most of dossier to agency for translating


1/15/2009 - The Mom re-fingerprinted for the State


1/12/2009 - Stranger re-fingerprinted for the State


12/11/2008 - Submit INS documents to local field office


12/11/2008 - Receive home study from agency


12/3/2008 - Notified and submit additional proof of residency documentation


11/25/2008 - Signed new contract with adoption agency


11/22/2008 - Change to Russia


11/21/2008 - Receive Home Study.....BUT....notified that Kazakhstan is on hold and no children under 4 are available


11/1/08 - Receive Home Study but it contains errors - rework in progress


10/13/08 - Completed new requirement for Home Study


9/11/08 - Notified of new requirement for Home Study


8/25/2008 - Complete requirements for Home Study


8/17/08 - Complete social worker visits for Home Study


7/15/08 - Sign contract with adoption agency