The Bailey Fam: Melkam Ganna! Merry Christmas!

January 7th is the Ethiopian Christmas!
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Adoption Check List

Application accepted by All God's Children International 10-19-10
Received Orientation packet 10-25-10
Orientation Call 10-28-10
Sent out OH child abuse check 11-17-10
FBI fingerprints done 12-2-10
Overnighted our agreement papers and first fee 1-3-11
Received our folders in the mail to start home study. 1-24-11
Recieved 2 of 4 copies of birth certificates 2-16-11
State fingerprints done 2-23-11
Fire Inspection 2-24-11
Ate at Ethiopian restaurant 2-25-11
Local checks done & got marriage license copies 2-28-11
Completed our online classes and workbook, sent to be approved 2-28-11
Physicals completed 3-3-11
Completed our homestudy paperwork and sent 3-3-11
Received 2nd set of birth certificates 3-18-11
1st homestudy visit 3-23-11
2nd homestudy visit 4-8-11
OH child abuse checks in 4-8-11
Power of Atty county certified 4-22-11
Passports sent in 4-22-11
State certification back 5-3-11
Homestudy officially appoved 5-6-11
Received our 3 notarized copies of our homestudy 5-14-11
Overnighted 1-600A to USCIS 5-16-11
Received Passports 5-19-11
Received appt. letter for biometrics 5-28-11
Completed Dossier & copies 6-8-11
Biometrics appt. in Detroit 6-22-11
Sent in dossier to AGCI 6-22-11
Got call that we had 3 minor corrections to make on our dossier 6-24-11
Sent back dossier corrections 6-29-11
Received letter from USCIS requesting evidence 6-29-11
Got the call that we are officially on the wait list and have a new case worker 6-30-11
Sent out needed evidence to USCIS 7-8-11
Received FDL approval letter 7-21-11
Sent in $ for our home study addendum because of Joel's new job 8-24-11
Re-fingerprinting for USCIS in Detroit 7-23-12
Social Worker meeting to complete Home Study Update & expand parameters 10-15-12
Homestudy update completed and sent to USCIS to receive updated FDL 11-13-12
Received our new updated FDL- 12-3-12
Updated some dossier paperwork that was expiring 5-13
Received word that we have a new case worker 6-3-13
Moved up age parameters 7-22-13
Received our referral call!!! 10-18-13
Sent in referral paperwork overnight 10-24-13
Sent payment to arrive Monday for referral 10-25-13
Next Steps phone call 10-29-13
Overnighted PAIR paperwork to USCIS 11-1-13
Got new Medicals for updating dossier & got POA form notarized & county verified also sent to get state cerified 11-20-13
Called NBC, they just sent for further evidence. 11-22-13
Received needed papers for NBC 12-3-13, overnighted them got there on 12-5-13
Mailed off POA for authentication & everything to get visas 12-11-13
Got our POA & visas back/ mailed POA & medicals to AGCI 12-31-13
Got call from Officer Higgins, case was moved on for i604 investigation 12-19-13
Received call from CW, embassy requesting BP interview 1-2-14
Heard that BP Embassy interview is scheduled for 1/29/14 1-20-14
Miracle!!! We were submitted to court today! 2-14-14
Heard that we have a birth parent court date of (3-7) 2-20-14
Birth parent court date rescheduled for 3-14 because got lost & arrived late

Wait List Numbers

May- No more numbers
April- 39 (1 spot)
March- 40 (3 spots)
February- 43 (1 spot)
January(2013)- 44 (3 spots)
December- 47 (1 spot)
November- 48 (4 spots)
October- 52 (1 spot)
September- 53 (1 spot)
August- 54 (4 spots)
July- 58 (13 spots!!!!!!!!!!!)
June- 71 (3 spots)
May- 74 (2 spots)
April- 76 (2 spots)
March- 78 (6 spots!!)
February- 84 (4 spots)
January(2012)- 88 (3 spots)
December- 91 (3 spots)
November- 94 (0 spots)
October- 94 (7 spots)
September- 101 (6 spots)
August- 107 (4 spots)
July- 111 (7 spots)
June(2011)- 118

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Melkam Ganna! Merry Christmas!

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