W8tn4#2&3: We adopted Shasha 2 years ago TODAY!!!

July 24, 2006 is Shasha's Forever Family Day! She has now been an official member of our family for 2 years!!! Enjoy some of our memories of China...

Our Journey to China

January 2011... Homestudy update started once again
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February 2010... April 2008 is out of REVIEW!
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January 27, 2010... finally received our new I-171H
We have a new China Agency!
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August 25, 2009... USCIS fingerprints renewed!
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June 12, 2009... Homestudy renewal process started!
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Waiting... a long, long time!
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April 2, 2008!!! Logged in to China!
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March 17... Dossier State Certified, reviewed by AFTH, sent to Gracewood for Authentification
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March 11... YUP March! Finally we are approved by USCIS
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Problems with USCIS... still no word
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Do more paperwork to complete dossier... wait is growing longer!
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October 17... Get fingerprinted by USCIS
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September 2007... get updated homestudy and send in I-600A for China adoption
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August 2, 2007... We returned home from China with our Sha sha 1 year ago! We fill out our application for #2 from China expecting a 3 year wait

Our Journey to Taiwan

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September 14- September 23... travel to Taiwan!!!!
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August 26, 2009... FINAL RULING!
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July 30, 2009... First RULING!!!!
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April 22, 2009... Court Hearing
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March 16, 2009... Dossier sent to Taiwan!
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February 26, 2009... REFERRAL!
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January 20, 2009... Officially" Paper Ready"!!!
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January 8, 2009... Received I-797!
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November 29, 2008... Officially Fingerprinted!
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November 20, 2008... Received invitation for fingerprinting!!!
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November 10, 2008... Mailed I600A to USCIS
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September 4, 2008... We have a new agency!!!
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We will now be with a new agency??? Waiting till september for word on final arrangements. Keeping our fingers crossed!
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Ausust 4, 2008... Our Agency announced it is closing
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July 16, 2008... Physicals completed
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June 30, 2008... PA FBI fingerprints taken
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June 25, 2008... Homestudy Home visit! Registered and $$$ for PA FBI check.
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May 5, 2008... Signed contract sent to Agency Office today!!!
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April 30, 2008... We are approved!!! AND we are officially on the WAITLIST!!!
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Waiting for approval for Taiwan B program
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March 7... Application sent to agency
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March 4, 2008... Call from Agency... Yes we can adopt from Taiwan too!
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March 3, 2008... Email Taiwan Agency for Info
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March 1, 2008... hmmm... the wait for China sure is long... let's do a concurrent adoption!

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