Remaining Timeline Estimates and explainations

               Dossier phase:  

This is the phase we are in right now. Here are the remaining steps in this process.

1.     I 800A approval letter - Approval received on March 28, 2016  (This is our clearance notice that we passed the FBI background checks and we are cleared to proceed)

2.     Send notarized documents to Kansas Secretary of State’s Office for certification and authentication of all the notary signatures.

3.     Send one document to Maryland for certification and authentication.  It has to go to the county of origination first and then on to the Maryland Secretary of State. 

4.     Send another document to the Illinois Secretary of State for certification and authentication.
5.  Send completed dossier to the Chinese Consulate in Chicago.
6.  Send completed dossier to WACAP (our adoption agency)
7.  Dossier reviewed by WACAP China staff specialist
8.  WACAP submits dossier to the China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption or CCCWA.

CCCWA Phase:

1.  Wait to hear back that our dossier has been logged into the CCCWA system.  This is called the Logged In Date or LID.  
2.  Once it is logged in, the ENTIRE dossier is translated.  This is will be AT LEAST 50 pages of documentation.  Maybe more if they translate all of the Secretary of State's certification pages.  
3.  After it is translated, then it will go into review.  This is where they will look through all of our pre-approval information and make sure we are officially matched with our children.  

4.     We will receive notice of acceptance/Letter of Acceptance or LOA.

                 Prep for Travel phase:

I have to find my notes on this phase before I write more about it. 

That’s enough to keep you busy reading for awhile. More later ….

As always, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of your prayers and support!