- Application to International Family Services (http://www.ifservices.org/) : June 6, 2004
- Home Study: July 10, 2004, got the report: August 10, 2004
- Fingerprints: Septptember 11, 2004
- Dossier to CCAA (DTC) (http://www.china-ccaa.org/) , October 29, 2004
- Referral Photos: May 23, 2005, 1:30 pm
- Travel Approval from CCAA (TA): June 20, 2005
- Home Study Revisit: June 25, 2005
- Going to Guang Zhou: July 1, 2005
- Gotcha Day: July 3, 2005
- Offical Adoption Day: July 4, 2005
- US Consulate Interview and Visa: July 13, 2005
- Coming Home: July 21, 2005
- US Birth Certificate Application: October 21, 2005
- Obtain US Birth Certificate: December 29, 2005
There were four separated big piles of documents - please prepare many duplicates and pay attention to the expiration date of each document:
- Application to IFS
- Home Study to social worker
- Dossier to CCAA
- All documents when travel to China
The other adoption stories we like to read, it really helped to pass the difficult waiting time:
- http://www.chineseadoptionstories.com/
- http://www.tussah.com/lara/chinasto.htm
- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8800/stories.html