Submitted Application to America World Adoption Agency…..July 14th, 2010> Paid $250
Approval for adoption received….August 3rd, 2010
Sent Ethiopia program agreement forms + initial payment…September 19, 2010>Paid $1,500
Received phone call, emails, and paperwork from Home study social worker…September 27, 2010
Home study appt #1: October 20, 2010>Paid $2,850
Hague Training complete, 8 hours: November 29th>Paid $175
Dec 1st & Dec 8th: Homestudy appointments, safety inspection, & individual interviews.
Received final draft of written homestudy: January 17, 2011
-Submission of USCIS I-600a: January 18th>Paid $890
-USCIS biometrics (fingerprints): Feb 23rd in Columbus, OH
-Received I-171H in mail: March 10th!
-Dossier Submission {includes 2nd installment of program fee (2000), translation fee (800), post-placement deposit (1000), courier fee (150), 1st half of international program fee (3750)}>Paid $7,700
-Dossier SUBMITTED to AWAA> August 16, 2011 by the GRACE OF GOD!
-DTE! (Dossier is sent To Ethiopia)> August 26, 2011 (even with an earthquake and hurricane!)
-USCIS fingerprints, Homestudy update, I 171H update- Paid $450
-August 26, 2012- ONE YEAR DTE!!!!!
-August 26, 2013- TWO YEARS DTE!!!!
-August 26, 2014- THREE YEARS DTE!!!!
-Homestudy update, USCIS I-171h update, fingerprints update> August 2014 -Paid $1,320
-October 15, 2014-REFERRAL CALL!!!
–upon acceptance of referral: international specialist consultation (400), 3rd installment of program fee (1,500), 2nd installment of international program fee (3,750)> Cost- about $5,650+
–November 7, 2014– Received 13 new pictures of our boy! He’s even wearing a Chicago Cubs shirt, which just happens to be T’s favorite team! 🙂 Little blessings!!!
-November 18th, sent 1st care package to a traveling family to take to our little guy…
-Last steps: airfare for two adult trips (2,400-4,000), child airfare (500-1000), visas (40), embassy fee (400), in-country travel package (1400-2000)>Cost $5,000- 10,000 or more…
faith through the journey 