Just got an update from CHI.... there are now 585 dossiers ahead of us. Still stuck on that 2/17/06 lid -- that's the next one up for referrals and has been for months........."patience, patience, child," as my dad used to say. :)
Yesterday Brent and I met with a social worker from CHI named Ashley. She came to update our home study. This is necessary in order to get a one-time free extension on our I171-H form...the form from China that says we are eligible to adopt a child. It expires after 18 months, in our case, December 6, 2008. Our fingerprints also expired, after 15 months, in August of this year. We head to Kansas City on November 12 to get the FBI/USCIS check on the fingerprints again.
Once these things are done, we are good for another 18 months. Keep fingers crossed that we get a referral before then, so we don't have to do this again.
Happy Halloween :)
Krista
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
We've been logged in at CCAA for 14 months today!
We've been logged in for 14 months now with CCAA (China Center for Adoption Affairs) so I thought I would take a minute to update you on where things stand.
Our fingerprint clearance expired in August. Our I171-H form (the form from China that says we are eligible to adopt one child) expires December 6, 2008. So, we are currently in the process of renewing that.
We get one free extension of that form but in order to get it, we have to submit an updated home study. That sounds easy, and it is relative to doing all of this the first time, but still so much work has to be done to get the documents necessary.
I'm currently working on updating our financial statement. This involves everything from looking up the value of our cars to gathering all our financial statements (401ks, salary letters, mortgage statement, latest tax return, etc.)
We have to get new statements from the local police, stating we are felony-free, be cleared by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and get clearance from the Division of Family Services saying we are not guilty of any child abuse or neglect.
We also have to meet with a new social worker (the one who did our original home study is no longer working with CHI). This person has to come to our house (from St. Louis) and meet with us in person. We have to pay for her rental car. We can't go to her because she has to see our house.
We are heading to Kansas City for re-fingerprinting on November 12, at which time we will also turn in our papers for the extension of the I-171H.
The CCAA has finished the placement of children for the families whose adoption application documents were registered with CHI before February 15, 2006. The CCAA has finished the review of the adoption application documents registered with CHI before February 28, 2007. Current Wait Time: 33 months from Log In Date (LID).
All this paper chasing, yes, but don't overlook the fact that we have been logged in for 14 months! That is progress....we're almost half-way there. Our LID is August 23, 2007.
Best,
Krista
Our fingerprint clearance expired in August. Our I171-H form (the form from China that says we are eligible to adopt one child) expires December 6, 2008. So, we are currently in the process of renewing that.
We get one free extension of that form but in order to get it, we have to submit an updated home study. That sounds easy, and it is relative to doing all of this the first time, but still so much work has to be done to get the documents necessary.
I'm currently working on updating our financial statement. This involves everything from looking up the value of our cars to gathering all our financial statements (401ks, salary letters, mortgage statement, latest tax return, etc.)
We have to get new statements from the local police, stating we are felony-free, be cleared by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and get clearance from the Division of Family Services saying we are not guilty of any child abuse or neglect.
We also have to meet with a new social worker (the one who did our original home study is no longer working with CHI). This person has to come to our house (from St. Louis) and meet with us in person. We have to pay for her rental car. We can't go to her because she has to see our house.
We are heading to Kansas City for re-fingerprinting on November 12, at which time we will also turn in our papers for the extension of the I-171H.
The CCAA has finished the placement of children for the families whose adoption application documents were registered with CHI before February 15, 2006. The CCAA has finished the review of the adoption application documents registered with CHI before February 28, 2007. Current Wait Time: 33 months from Log In Date (LID).
All this paper chasing, yes, but don't overlook the fact that we have been logged in for 14 months! That is progress....we're almost half-way there. Our LID is August 23, 2007.
Best,
Krista
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