The current wait time, as of May 9, 2008, is 29 months from log in date to referral. As you all know, our LID is 8.23.07. As of the 23rd of this month we will have been logged in for 9 months. Sooooo....... that means if everything remains constant, which I don't expect it will, we should get a referral in January of 2010. We'll travel two months after that.... sigh. :)
When we started this process, I was 35 and Brent was 38. Couples under the age of 40 are eligible to adopt a child 6-18 months old. Couples over the age of 40 (not sure if this means one or both) are eligible to adopt a child who is 12-36 months old. I've often said that she would be "around 1" when we get her.... I think this is still true, although I can't be sure.
Showing posts with label wait time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wait time. Show all posts
Monday, May 12, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Six month LID anniversary!
We've been logged in at CCAA for six months! As slow as this wait seems, we are making progress!
Our lid group started out with six families, and one family has since dropped out...I am pretty sure that is the Cristoffoletti family who adopted three-year old Spencer. You can check them out here. http://www.cristofolettifamily.blogspot.com/
A few things have happened with regard to the CHI China adoptions. Wait time has grown significantly - it could be up to four years now for those who are just starting the process. We hope that wait time pertains to those who are just starting and not to those of us who are already logged in. We think that is the case, but are not positive. That is likely why there has been a huge decrease in the number of applications for Chinese adoptions - from 828 in 2006 down to 292 in 2007.
This is what is posted in the most recent China Program Newsletter:
Wait Time from Paperwork Submission to Referral: The current waiting time from paperwork receipt in China until referral is 25 months. We fully expect the wait time to grow to over 2 years in 2008 and continue to climb over time to possibly 4 years.
I am just not sure how to interpret this. I may very well mean that our wait time, even though we have been logged in for six months, could grow even as we are making progress.
Krista
Our lid group started out with six families, and one family has since dropped out...I am pretty sure that is the Cristoffoletti family who adopted three-year old Spencer. You can check them out here. http://www.cristofolettifamily.blogspot.com/
A few things have happened with regard to the CHI China adoptions. Wait time has grown significantly - it could be up to four years now for those who are just starting the process. We hope that wait time pertains to those who are just starting and not to those of us who are already logged in. We think that is the case, but are not positive. That is likely why there has been a huge decrease in the number of applications for Chinese adoptions - from 828 in 2006 down to 292 in 2007.
This is what is posted in the most recent China Program Newsletter:
Wait Time from Paperwork Submission to Referral: The current waiting time from paperwork receipt in China until referral is 25 months. We fully expect the wait time to grow to over 2 years in 2008 and continue to climb over time to possibly 4 years.
I am just not sure how to interpret this. I may very well mean that our wait time, even though we have been logged in for six months, could grow even as we are making progress.
Krista
Monday, January 14, 2008
Why is the wait soooo long?
I get asked this question all the time. To be honest, it's a difficult question to answer. Families with Children from China (FCC) is an international, nondenominational organization of families who have adopted children from China. The purpose of FCC is to provide a network of support for families who've adopted in China and to provide information to prospective parents. With recent changes made from the China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA) with regard to prospective adoptive parents, FCC wrote a letter to CCAA. You can read that letter here:
http://fwcc.org/FCC_Response_May_2007.htm
FCC recently received a response to their letter from the CCAA director. You can read the translation of this letter here: http://fwcc.org/Translation.pdf
The short answer is that there are far more adoptive parents waiting to adopt from China than there are available orphans. But it is interesting to see the dialog between the two organizations.
Krista
http://fwcc.org/FCC_Response_May_2007.htm
FCC recently received a response to their letter from the CCAA director. You can read the translation of this letter here: http://fwcc.org/Translation.pdf
The short answer is that there are far more adoptive parents waiting to adopt from China than there are available orphans. But it is interesting to see the dialog between the two organizations.
Krista
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