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
2 comments:
I guess that $160 check returned for fingerprinting will come in handy for the rental car for the social worker. Hang in there guys. You ARE getting closer.
That is a good way to look at it! :) I remember vividly getting the little card in the mail (which is now framed in our house) telling us we had a log in date. A lot has happened since then and so much more will happen from now until the day we travel. So glad you and Bev are with us for the long haul.... :)
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