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Old 11-16-2006, 08:21 PM
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Officially a "waiter"

Our adoption consultant informed me that our dossier is being flown to Russia tommorrow with the owner of the agency YAY!! We are officially waiting now I just wanted to share my news tonight!
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06/2006 Accepted by Agency
07/2006 Starting Homestudy
09/2006 Homestudy complete
10/2006 Sent in I600A with Homestudy
11/2006 Fingerprint appointment and I-171H received ONE WEEK later!!
11/2006 Dossier complete and officially "waiting"
7/2007 WE GOT "THE" CALL!!!!! Accepted referral of a precious girl under the age of 18 months
10/2007 Trip 1 dates! Yay! In Russia Oct.12-18
11/15/07 Trip 2 Court Dates Dec.4-9 YAY!!!
12/2007 Picked up our 19 month old daughter on Christmas Day!
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Old 11-16-2006, 08:37 PM
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Oh great news!!!!!!!!! Congrats! Congrats! Congrats!

OK, if you figured an hourly rate on getting all of that done, you'd . . . (be a gazillionaire?) Anyway, congrats and may a referral be in the offing!
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Old 11-17-2006, 06:21 AM
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Whooooo Raaaaa The wicked paperwork is done....for now at least! Now the 'real' wait starts. Congratulations!
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12/16/05 Application to Agency
12/22/05 Fingerprints
12/30/05 Home Study
03/06/06 Signed Contract with Agency
04/11/06 171 Approved
05/2006 Paper Chasing
06/2006 ...... still Paper Chasing (hey! I'm a newbie)
07/2006 Officially Waiting & Praying
10/2006 Got the Call - It's a BOY
12/7/2006 Trip 1 - KIROV
12/18/2006 Court
12/24/2006 HOME with Alek Forever
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Old 11-17-2006, 07:08 AM
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Isn't that the greatest feeling! I hope that you don't have to wait too long.
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Old 11-17-2006, 08:08 AM
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What exciting news - hopefully your timing is perfect and all of the accreditation mess will be cleaned up for you!!!!

Do you know what region yet?
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2005:
2/05 - 7/05- Research process/agencies
7/25-Submitted app to agency & I-600A to USCIS.
8/26 & 9/8-Homestudy interviews and visit to our home
10/12-Homestudy approved-mailed to USCIS
11/8-Fingerprint appts; dossier sent for apostilling
11/21-Dossier sent to Russia for translation
2006:
1/12 - Rcvd 171-H - sent to Russia for transl.
3/6 - Officially Registered in Smolensk!!!
5/17 - Waiting on reaccreditation (NGO rcvd)
10/13/06 - Accepted Referral of 24 mo old boy
2007:
Feb - redid entire dossier and fingerprints....
May 31 - June 8 TRIP 1!!!
June 28th - received new 171-H
Aug 1 - court
Aug 9 - home forever with Cole!
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Old 11-17-2006, 11:52 AM
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That's wonderful news! Congratulations!
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Old 11-19-2006, 03:49 PM
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Yeah!!
Waiting is hard, but exciting, too!
Hope your wait is short and smooth!
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