|
Date
|
Event |
| 10/28/02 |
Received application from Holt International Children's Services |
| 11/07/02 |
Sent Application to Holt |
| 11/19/02 |
E-mailed "Request for Application" from AIAA website |
| 11/19/02 |
First meeting with our local agency "The Cradle" |
| 11/20/02 |
Sent application to The Cradle along with fee |
| 11/20/02 |
Sent request to Cook County Statistics for 5 additional copies of marriage and birth certificates. |
| 11/23/02 |
Received AIAA application, but decided to go with Holt |
| 11/25/02 |
Sent INS form I-600A to INS. Included birth certificates, marriage certificate, check for form and for fingerprints |
| 12/01/02 |
Updated our autobiographies and sent them to the Cradle (email and hardcopies) |
| 12/05/02 |
Received paperwork back From INS. Need to set a date to be fingerprinted. |
| 12/10/02 |
Mark's one-on-one meeting with the Cradle. |
| 12/16/02 |
Grace's one-on-one meeting with the Cradle. |
| 12/20/02 |
Go for INS fingerprinting |
| 01/07/03 |
In-house visit with The Cradle |
| 01/18/03 |
Received China book from Holt |
| 02/01/03 |
Training class "Talking About Birth Parents" |
| 02/19/03 |
Received Home Study from Cradle |
| 02/21/03 |
Holt okays Home Study - Waiting for I-171H form |
| 02/25/03 |
Sent training material to DCFS for credit |
| 03/16/03 |
Received I-171H from INS |
| 03/17/03 |
Sent dossier fee to Holt |
| 03/19/03 |
Went downtown to get state certification on our documents |
| 03/24/03 |
Recertified Grace's employment letter |
| 03/26/03 |
FedEx'd dossier to Chicago Chinese Consulate for authentication |
| 04/04/03 |
Received dossier back from Chinese Consulate |
| 04/07/03 |
Sent dossier to Holt |
| 04/07/03 |
Sent receipts to Mark's employer for adoption benefits |
| 04/08/03 |
Dossier received by Holt. Need to update Employment Verification Letter. |
| 04/16/03 |
Second updated Employment Verification Letter sent to Holt |
| 04/18/03 |
Dossier sent to China (DTC) |
| 04/30/03 |
Received adoption benefit From Mark's employer |
| 05/10/03 |
Dossier Log in Date (LID) |
| 01/16/04 |
Got refingerprinted just in case |
| 01/22/04 |
Referral! On Chinese New Year Day |
| 01/24/04 |
Received photographs, medical, history, and bio of He Wen Hui |
| 01/25/04 |
Faxed medical information to Pediatrician for review |
| 01/27/04 |
FedEx'd acceptance letter to Holt |
| 01/30/04 |
Received update I-171H form. Sent copies to The Cradle and to Holt |
| 02/09/04 |
Got travel packet and visa application from Holt |
| 02/10/04 |
Went to Chicago Chinese Consulate to drop of visa applications |
| 02/17/04 |
Received travel dates. Must meet in Beijing on March 5th, 2004.
Went to Chinese Consulate to pick up visas. |
| 02/19/04 |
Received travel Packet from Holt
Bought Airline tickets to China |
| 03/04/04 |
Arrived in Beijing for orientation meeting with Holt. |
| 03/07/04 |
Arrived in Changsha where He, Wen Hui (a.k.a. Tamlyn) is.
Gotchya! Get to hold Tamlyn in our arms for the very first time. |
| 03/13/04 |
Arrived in Guangzhou to get Tamlyn's visa |
| 03/18/04 |
Travel home. |
| 05/01/04 |
Tamlyn receives Certificate of Citizenship and a letter from the President. |
