The Home Study
a social worker comes to our home, picks us apart in every way possible, and decides that we aren't psychopaths. We'll need to collect a variety of documents that are necessary for home study completion, as well as fingerprints and our first series of background checks.
Adoption Agency Registration
The Dossier (a.k.a. The "Paper Chase")
more background checks, collection of documents, medical exams, references, most of which need notarized, authenticated or certified in some way!
Translation/Forwarding of Dossier overseas
Fingerprints (again)
for foreign country's approval
Review of dossier & approval from foreign country to adopt
The Referral
introduced to our daughter! photos, personal/medical information, and possible video!
US CIS paperwork
approval from United States Citizenship and Immigration Service to issue orphan visa to our child
Adoption Proceeding (Court Date)
documents are filed in foreign courts to adopt; once finalized, an adoption decree is issued and new birth certificate and foreign passport are issued to our little girl.
Travel Date
We are informed of the date we will travel overseas to bring our daughter home!
WELCOME HOME PARTY!!!!
Big bash with friends and family to celebrate our baby girl, home in our arms forever!
Post-Adoption Reports
periodic reports on her progress, including photos issued three times in the first year and once annually until she turns eighteen.
Also, please pray for the Lord's favor for financial provision. We are looking at $20,000 in expenses plus travel costs, and we just don't have that laying around (who does?). Our daughter is priceless, but we must pay for processing of the adoption.
Thank you for your support & encouragement! We are so excited to begin this journey that we know will change our lives for the better, forever...
a social worker comes to our home, picks us apart in every way possible, and decides that we aren't psychopaths. We'll need to collect a variety of documents that are necessary for home study completion, as well as fingerprints and our first series of background checks.
Adoption Agency Registration
The Dossier (a.k.a. The "Paper Chase")
more background checks, collection of documents, medical exams, references, most of which need notarized, authenticated or certified in some way!
Translation/Forwarding of Dossier overseas
Fingerprints (again)
for foreign country's approval
Review of dossier & approval from foreign country to adopt
The Referral
introduced to our daughter! photos, personal/medical information, and possible video!
US CIS paperwork
approval from United States Citizenship and Immigration Service to issue orphan visa to our child
Adoption Proceeding (Court Date)
documents are filed in foreign courts to adopt; once finalized, an adoption decree is issued and new birth certificate and foreign passport are issued to our little girl.
Travel Date
We are informed of the date we will travel overseas to bring our daughter home!
WELCOME HOME PARTY!!!!
Big bash with friends and family to celebrate our baby girl, home in our arms forever!
Post-Adoption Reports
periodic reports on her progress, including photos issued three times in the first year and once annually until she turns eighteen.
Also, please pray for the Lord's favor for financial provision. We are looking at $20,000 in expenses plus travel costs, and we just don't have that laying around (who does?). Our daughter is priceless, but we must pay for processing of the adoption.
Thank you for your support & encouragement! We are so excited to begin this journey that we know will change our lives for the better, forever...
1 comments:
the referral part sounds exciting! You will at least get a glimpse of her :)
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