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Meredith's Adoption Process
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| Agency |
China Seas and Catholic Charities of Joliet |
| Immigration & Naturalization Service |
- Application Submitted - 10/6/98
- Fingerprints Cleared - 11/20/98
- Submitted I600A on 10/6/98 (just before the fee increase).
- Homestudy Completed and received at INS on 9/13/99 (signed for by D. BARUER)
- I-171H received - 9/23/99
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| The Dossier |
The International Agency was China Seas, and we worked with a social worker from Catholic Charities in Joliet, IL.
- Fingerprints for DCFS on July 20, 1999
- Application Mailed to Catholic Charities July 21, 1999
- First Appointment scheduled for Aug 5
- Foster Family Training (9 hours of Adopt Only and 6 hours of Education Advocacy) - Completed August 1999
- Homestudy Visits Complete - Report Picked up 9/10/99
- Passports Received 9/16/99
- Jim's Birth Certificate - sent to the NY Consulate - 9/17/99. Received authenticated birth certificate - 9/25/99
- Susan's Birth Certificate - sent to the Assistant Stork - 9/17/99.
- Dossier Fed-Ex'ed to China Seas (mid Oct)
- Dossier Sent to China - Oct 30, 1999
- Dossier Logged in (at the CCAA) - Nov 10, 1999
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| Referral |
August 4, 2000 |
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- Gotcha Day - Sept 20, 2000
- Adoption Day - September 21, 2000
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Life With Meredith
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- Green Card arrived February 15, 2000
- Granted Citizenship on February 27, 2000
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