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Adopting Julia
 We
began the home study and dossier preparation process
prior to receiving a referral. We met with our
social worker from Jewish Family
Services three times during the home study that
began on March 3, 2009. We focused on our dossier
primarily after the home study was completed in May.
At the very same time we were ready to submit our
dossier, we received, on a fateful Sunday, August
23rd, a referral of a 3 year old little girl – our
Julia! Talk about more than perfect timing! We
quietly walked into our office with Emma staying the
living room and read through her information – like
we said, we could not believe the personality is
quite similar to Emma! And Emma is one smart, sassy,
loving little girl with a big heart who loves to be
with us. We immediately contacted several doctors
and all said she appears healthy and small, but
healthy. With nutrition, she will catch up.
OUR
TIMELINE
2009
March 3rd – Home study process with Jewish Family
Services (JFS) (Rochester, NY) started! Our
appointment with our home study social worker took
place three years later almost to the day when we
received Emma’s referral (3/8/06).
June 10th – Home study completed.
July 3rd – August 20th – Dossier preparation and
paper-chasing which includes application letter to
the Chinese Centre for Adoption Affairs (CCAA);
original birth certificates; original marriage
certificates; police background clearances;
employment verifications, medical appointments, and
financial statements – all of those documents were
certified at the county, state and national levels.
July 13th – Emma’s United States passport issued!
This allows her to come with us for the adoption
trip with Julia!
July 27th – United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) fingerprinting
appointment in Buffalo, NY.
August 8th – USCIS approval retrieved.
August 23rd – Referral of Qi Fu Zi by Children’s
Home Society and Family Services (CHSFS) (St. Paul,
Minnesota). We fell in love with Qi Fu Zi when we
saw her pictures for the first time!
August 24th – Qi Fu Zi’s third birthday!
August 25th – “Green lights” received from three
local physicians who reviewed the medical /
developmental / growth report files involving Qi Fu
Zi.
August 25th – Letter of Intent (LOI) was prepared by
CHSFS in order for us to formally make the request
to CCAA to adopt Qi Fu Zi.
September 16th – our DTC (Dossier to China) when
CHSFS sent our dossier to China!
September 28th – Our LID (Log In Date); the CCAA
formally entered our dossier into their database to
begin its review of our dossier!
November 25th – Our LOA (Letter of Acceptance) from
the CCAA arrived! Our dossier was approved by the
CCAA! This represents the second last step of our
adoption journey to Julia. This document arrived to
us one full month earlier than anticipated! Imagine
the shock we received!
December 16th – Our I-800 Form (Petition to Classify
Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative) was
provisionally approved by the USCIS.
December 22nd
– Vaccination shots for
the entire Kane Family at the local Passport Health
Center. We also received H1N1 vaccine shots on
December 18th.
2010
January 4th week
– Visa applications being processed via in-person
appointment at the Chinese Consulate in New York
City.
January 25th – Approximate date of our TA (travel
approval) - about two to two-and-a-half months from
receipt of LOA on 11/25/09. Once the TA is received,
this means travel can take place approximately two
weeks later. An appointment with the U.S. Consulate
(located in Guangzhou, China) has already been
arranged by CHSFS due to approved I-800 paperwork.
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