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Adoption Timeline

November 2009: Started doing serious research

February 14, 2010: Applied to AWAA

March 1: Accepted by AWAA into the Ethiopia program! Filled out Grievance Agreement, Privacy Agreement, AWAA agreement, and sent our first program fee installment.

March 4: Started 8 hour Hague training

March 5: Heard from our Family Coordinator Caitlin. Let the paperwork begin!!!!

March 30: Haque training complete!

April 8: George & Shannon's physicals complete and approved by Caitlin

April 26: Home Study documents sent off to AWAA.

May 10: First Home Study visit

May 17: Second Home Study visit

May 20: Third Home Study visit

June 29: Received finalized Home Study

June 29: Mailed off I600A and Home Study

June 30: I600A recieved by USCIS

July 20: Biometrics Appointment

July 21: George takes papers to be certified.

July 22: Receive correctly certified Papers

July 31: I171-H Arrives!!!! Sent our Dossier to AWAA

August 6: DTE!!! The waiting begins!

September 6: 1 Month DTE

October 6: 2 Months DTE

November 6: 3 Months DTE

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Big Day!

~George and I got home safely from our missions trip to West Virginia

~Lindsey turned three!

~Christin lost one of her top front teeth (pictures to come:)

~WE GOT OUR I171H!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I made George open it and read it to us and then we all jumped around for a little while hugging and laughing. It will be headed to our agency first thing Monday morning.

We are so excited:):):)

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Christina Anderson said...: Enjoy mailing that off!!! We are waiting on our I171H right now in order to get ours sent out! WE CAN'T WAIT TO RECEIVE OURS IN THE MAIL --- it's like being a kid at Christmas! Congrats --- maybe we'll see you along the journey! Please feel free to follow our blog as well to keep up with our crew.; August 2, 2010 at 11:01 AM

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Here is a breakdown of the costs of adopting from Ethiopia. The items in bold are the ones God has already provided, the rest are estimates that we will wait and see how God works!

PHASE ONE: Application and Paper-chase
Application Fee: $250
1st Installment of Program Fee $1125
Misc. (supplies & UPS) $187
Adoptive Parent Training $175
Home Study $1800
Documents/Background Checks/Passports $320
USCIS Fee & Fingerprinting $830
Notarization, Certification & Authentication $40
Post Adoption Report Deposit (refundable if all reports are returned on time) $1000
PHASE ONE TOTAL: $5,727

PHASE TWO: Dossier Submission and Waiting
Courier Service $150
2nd Installment of Program fee $1500
Dossier Service & Translation $800
1/2 of International Program Fee $3750
2nd Post Placement Deposit $1000
Vaccines ?
Misc. ?
PHASE TWO TOTAL:$7,200+

PHASE THREE: REFERRAL & TRAVEL
International Specialist Consultant $100-$400
3rd Installment of Program Fee $1125
1/2 International Program Fee $3, 750
Airfare Trip 1 $4,800-8,000
Visas Trip 1 $80
In -Country Travel Package Trip 1 $2,600-4,500
Airfare Trip 2 $2,400-4,000
Visas Trip 2 $40
Visa/Embassy Fee (for child) $400
In-Country Travel Package Trip 2 $1,000-2,000
Misc. fees (spending $, luggage fees, etc.)
PHASE THREE TOTAL: $16,295 - 24,295

PHASE FOUR: POST ADOPTION
Post Adoption Visits $300-$1,500
Post Adoption Administrative Fee $385
Re-Adoption $300-$1,000
PHASE FOUR TOTAL $985-2,885

PROJECTED TOTAL: $30,207 - $40,107
TOTAL TO DATE: $12,927

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