Our Timeline

We filled out our medical checklist in January 2017 which put us in line to be matched with a child, but didn't get serious until March when we submitted our application and really got things rolling.

Here's how our timeline went:

Jan 26, 2017:     Medical Conditions Checklist completed
Mar 18, 2017:    Application approved
Mar 25, 2017:    CCAI Orientation
Jun 23, 2017:     Completed Home Study
Jul 3, 2017:        USCIS Second Filing information mailed to USCIS
Aug 21, 2017:    I-800A approval received
Oct 3, 2017:       Dossier received at CCAI for review & translation
Oct 6, 2017:       Dossier mailed to China
Oct 12, 2017:     Dossier Log-In-Date (LID Date)
Oct 20, 2017:     Child Match received
Oct 31, 2017:     Letter of Intent (LOI) to China, file locked
Nov 3, 2017:      Completed our required parent training (24 hrs)
Nov 17, 2017:    Dossier reviewed by CCCWA
Nov 28, 2017     Letter Seeking Confirmation of Adopter (LOA) received
Dec 15, 2017:    I-800 Provisional Approval received
Dec 19, 2017:    NVC letter received, DS-260 submitted
Dec 21, 2017:    DS-260 & Supporting Documents Delivered To US Consulate in Guangzhou

All that's left is
-Article 5 is issued (U.S. Central Authority’s Approval for Hague Adoption), express mailed to Beijing & delivered to the CCCWA...takes ~ 2 weeks after DS-260 is submitted, possibly 3 weeks due to the  holidays.  -update: issued 1/8/18

-Travel approval is received By CCAI...takes ~1.5-3 weeks after Article 5 is received by CCCWA  -update: issued 1/15/18

-We travel to China!  ...10-21 days after Travel Approval is received.

All this to say we are on track to travel in late January or early February!  We may be delayed as Chinese New Year is February 16th and the Consulate shuts down from 2/15-2/20, but our hope is that we can get in right before...fingers crossed & praying!!!

-Kassie