Adoption Timeline

The Journey to our next child:

• Aug 28, 2016 - Begin the Domestic Adoption process

The Journey to our second child in Africa:

• Jun 2, 2016 - Children's Act Ammentment becomes effective
• Mar 2, 2016 - Parliament passed Children's Act Amendment
• May 22, 2015 - Dossier is off to Uganda
• Apr 23, 2015 - USCIS I-600A approval
• Mar 23, 2015 - USCIS receives I-600A application
• Mar 21, 2015 - Dossier now complete, except the I-600A approval
• Mar 21, 2015 - Homestudy Finalized
• Sep 14, 2014 - Homestudy visit
• Aug 10, 2014 - Apply to adopt from Uganda again
• Aug 07, 2014 - Apply to a homestudy agency

The Journey we took to bring home our first child from Africa:

• Dec 22, 2015 - Received notice of CoC Approval
• Mar 25, 2015 - USCIS receives Certificate of Citizenship application
• Apr 7, 2014 - Received SS card
• Mar 31, 2014 - Apply for SS card
• Mar 8, 2014 - Receive New Birth Certificate
• Jan 10, 2014 - Finalization! Citizenship!
• Dec 19, 2013 - Receive notice of finalization court date
• Nov 21, 2013 - File finalization paperwork
• Sept 21, 2013 - Finally receive Green Card
• Sept 18, 2013 - Green Card processed
• Apr 4, 2013 - Arrive home from Uganda
• Feb 22, 2013 - Received guardianship of our son!
• Feb 19, 2013 - Court Date in Uganda
• Feb 14, 2013 - Left for Uganda
• Jan 7, 2013 - Receive updated I-600A with new fingerprint expiration
• Jan 3, 2013 - Receive word of a court date in Uganda
• Dec 19, 2012 - Walk-in fingerprints done at USCIS
• Dec 14, 2012 - Receive appt. letter for fingerprints
• Dec 3, 2012 - Dossier in Uganda
• Nov 28, 2012 - Dossier on its way to Uganda
• Nov 26, 2012 - Mail request to USCIS for re-fingerprinting
• Nov 20, 2012 - Home Study completed and mailed
• Sept 18, 2012 - Apply for new home study
• Sept 17, 2012 - Receive referral from Uganda
• Aug 16, 2012 - DRC adoption put on hold
• Jan 24, 2012 - Uganda adoption fell through
• Dec 7, 2011 - Receive I-600A approval for DRC and Uganda
• Nov 22, 2011 - USCIS starts processing Uganda I-600A
• Oct 25, 2011 - Homestudy received for Uganda
• Oct 14, 2011 - Officially #11 on the DRC wait list
• Oct 6, 2011 - Mailed DRC dossier paperwork to agency
• Oct 6, 2011 - Homestudy received for the DRC
• Aug 9, 2011 - Uganda I-600A received at USCIS
• Aug 5, 2011 - DRC I-600A received at USCIS
• Aug 3, 2011 - All paperwork in for Homestudies
• July 27, 2011 - Mailed I-600A's to USCIS
• May 14, 2011 - Apply to adopt from the Democratic Republic of Congo
• May 11, 2011 - Decide to adopt from Uganda
• Apr 29, 2011 - Told we cannot adopt from Burundi
• Mar 31, 2011 - Officially transferred to Agape Adoptions agency
• Mar 29, 2011 - Informed of our agency "retiring"
• Jan 3, 2011 - I-800A Approved
• Dec 11, 2010 USCIS needs new fingerprints
• Dec 6, 2010 - Agency told us of delay
• Oct 4, 2010 - I-800A received at USCIS
• Sept 2010 - Mailed I-800A to USCIS
• Sept 2010 - Mailed I-800A documents to our agency
• Sept 2010 - Homestudy finalized
• July 2010 - Were told we needed two more documents
• April 2010 - Mailed all the documents to our home study provider
• Feb 2010 - Announce our adoption to friends and family
• Dec 2009 - Start home study process
• Dec 2009 - Apply to an adoption agency