Walking in the Light: Sleigh Ride

Our Adoption Timeline

4/07 Meeting with Lutheran Social Service
5/07 Application to Lutheran Social Service of MN- Homestudy Agency
6/07 Application to WACAP (World Association of Children and Parents)- Seattle, WA- Placement Agency
6/07 Adoption Education Classes
7/07 Homestudy
7/07 USCIS Application/Fingerprinting
11/07 Homestudy accepted by WACAP
12/07 Pre-application to AIAA (Americans for International Aid and Adoption)- Michigan- New Placement Agency
12/07 USCIS (immigration) approval
1/22/08 Homestudy sent to Ashraya (orphanage) for pre-approval
1/31/08 Ashraya approves home study
2/6/08 Formal application to AIAA
4/2/08 Start assembling dossier
4/29/08 Receive Sweeti's pictures and medical information
5/6/08 Dossier sent to Secretary of State's office to be apostilled
5/8/08 Sweeti has been cleared for adoption, sent acceptance letter to Ashraya
5/30/08 Sweeti's surgery
6/2/08 Dossier/Referral acceptance sent to AIAA
6/25/08 Power of Attorney document mailed to Indian Consulate in Chicago for authentication
7/7/08 NOC
7/12/08 Photo album sent to Sweeti through AIAA
7/17/08 Homestudy update by LSS
9/08/08 Re-fingerprinting by USCIS, Video of Sweeti arrives
9/?/08 First Court Date
9/22/08 Second Court Date and Guardianship
11/10/08 Fly to Bangalore by way of Minneapolis, Amsterdam and Mumbai (Bombay)
11/20/08 Anju is home!!
9/9/09 Adoption Finalization and American Citizenship