Our Adoption Timeline

March 18, 2012     Sent in application to adopt with Great Wall

March 20, 2012    Approved to adopt

March 22, 2012    Sent in 1st payment and agency agreement

March 30, 2012    Assigned a Social Worker

June 2, 2012         Hubby home from deployment :)

June 9, 2012         Finished all Paperwork for Home study

June 13, 2012       Final Home Study Visit

June 14, 2012       Rough Draft of Home Study sent to GW

June 20, 2012      Home study approved

June 23, 2012      Home study in our hands

June 23, 2012      I800a sent to USCIS

June 23, 2012      Dossier minus 797 sent to Tallahassee

June 26, 2012      USCIS receipt date

July 2, 2012         Dossier minus 797 from Tally

July 2, 2012         Dossier minus 797 to Chinese Consulate

July 12, 2012       Received authorization to fingerprint

July 23, 2012       Date USCIS scheduled for fingerprint

July 13, 2012       Walked in and Fingerpritned!! :)

July 13, 2012       Authenticated Dossier minus 797 in our hands

July 18, 2012       Fed Ex Dossier minus 797 to Great Wall

Juy 28, 2012        797 APPROVED (32 days)

Aug. 1, 2012         797 Received

Aug. 2, 2012        797 to Chinese Consulate
Aug. 7, 2012         797 to Great Wall

Aug. 10, 2012      Dossier to China (DTC)!!

Aug. 15, 2012       Log in Date (LID)!

Aug. 21, 2012       Agency called to inform us about LID!! :)

Aug. 22, 2012      Got Phone Call and Referral!!!!

Aug. 24, 2012      Said Yes to our Little Girl

Aug. 26, 2012      Sent LOI paperwork to GW

Aug. 28, 2012      Picked her name (Meisi pronounced Maycy)

Aug. 29, 2012      GW sent LOI to China

Sept 5, 2012        Pre-Approval!! 
Nov 26, 2012      Letter of Approval (LOA)!!! (103 days from LID, 83 from PA)
Nov 28, 2012      Received LOA by Fedex then sent out to USCIS same day
Nov 29, 2012      I800 received at USCIS
Dec 4, 2012         Letter from USCIS stating receipt of I800 
Dec 11, 2012        I800 approval (notice from email)
Dec 14, 2012       GUZ number from NVC (by email)
Dec 17, 2012       I800 paper copy arrived in mail
Dec 17, 2012       Cabled (PDF by email) 
Dec 26, 2012      Article 5 drop off  (9 days)
Jan 10, 2013       Article 5 Picked up
Jan 14, 2013       Delivered to CCCWA   
Jan 24, 2013       Travel Approval
Feb 27, 2013       Consulate Appointment
Feb 12.2013        LEAVE for China!!
Feb 18, 2013       Gotcha Day (Cannot wait)!!