0 - decide to adopt child: fall of 2009
1 - LOI (Letter of Intent): 11/23/2010
2 - PA (Pre-Approval): 12/9/2010
Homestudy approved: 2/12/2011
3 - I800A (US government agrees you can adopt a child): 2/5/2011
I800A received at lockbox: 2/21/2011
Fingerprinted: 3/28/2011
4 - DTC (Dossier to China): 4/29/2011
Dossier authenticated by CA Secretary of State: 4/13/2011
5 - LID (Log in date of dossier): 5/19/2011
6 - LOA (Letter of Acceptance): 7/11/2011
7 - I800 (US government agrees you can adopt specific child)
Provisional approval by USCIS: 7/29/2011
8 - NVC (I800 approval cabled to US Embassy): 8/11/2011
9 - Article 5 (US government certifies that child meets Hague criteria)
10 - TA (Travel approval, issued by CCAA in Beijing to come to China):
11 - Gotcha Day: 9/13/2011
12 - CA (US Consulate appointment): 9/23/2011
13 - Home (A new life begins for your child): 9/24/2011
1 - LOI (Letter of Intent): 11/23/2010
2 - PA (Pre-Approval): 12/9/2010
Homestudy approved: 2/12/2011
3 - I800A (US government agrees you can adopt a child): 2/5/2011
I800A received at lockbox: 2/21/2011
Fingerprinted: 3/28/2011
4 - DTC (Dossier to China): 4/29/2011
Dossier authenticated by CA Secretary of State: 4/13/2011
5 - LID (Log in date of dossier): 5/19/2011
6 - LOA (Letter of Acceptance): 7/11/2011
7 - I800 (US government agrees you can adopt specific child)
Provisional approval by USCIS: 7/29/2011
8 - NVC (I800 approval cabled to US Embassy): 8/11/2011
9 - Article 5 (US government certifies that child meets Hague criteria)
10 - TA (Travel approval, issued by CCAA in Beijing to come to China):
11 - Gotcha Day: 9/13/2011
12 - CA (US Consulate appointment): 9/23/2011
13 - Home (A new life begins for your child): 9/24/2011
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DTC to LOA - about 8 weeks
I800 to NVC - 2 weeks
NVC to Article 2 - 3 weeks
Article 5 to TA - 2 - 4 weeks
CA - 3 weeks later
Home - a few days after CA
