Adoption timeline:
12/3/10 Jason searches RR website and is interested in adopting
1/6 Submit Jason's passport
1/11 We finally get brave enough to contact Andrea and inquire about several girls, we continue to pray and seek God's will for the child that he is calling us to adopt.
1/20 Jason's passport received
1/25 Submit Rochelle's passport
1/28 Got the news that Dariya was cleared for Int'l adoption and we committed
1/30 Dariya appears on the My Family Found Me page
1/31 Started homestudy and RR paperwork
2/1 Sent/ faxed in all completed RR paperwork and state child abuse clearance
2/2 Received financial letters from bank
2/4 Sent initial paperwork and documents to the social worker
2/7 FSP goes live on RR
2/10 Sent for marriage license copies
2/11 State fingerprinting for State & FBI clearance
2/12 First interviews with Social worker
2/13 Sent for Citimortgage proof of home mortgage
2/14 CSP's & POA's notarized, apostilled and sent to EE (arrived in EE 2/16)
2/15 Sent for County assessor's proof of home information
2/16 Rochelle's physical
2/17 Rochelle's passport arrives
2/18 Florida marriage licenses arrive, sent to Fl for Apostille
2/19 Second meeting with social worker
2/23 Jason's physical
2/23 Resent and spoke with supervisor at Citimortgage
2/23 iPad giveaway fundraiser runs on blog (10 days)
2/26 Final visit with social worker, rec'd marriage license w/ apostille & county assessor's paperwork
2/28 Rec'd Jason's FBI clearance, rec'd proof of home mortgage (had to send back they forgot the letterhead)
2/28 Reviewing Homestudy with social worker and EE stateside team
3/2 Rochelle travels to KBI to get refingerprinted (FBI didn't accept 1st ones)
3/3 Rochelle's FBI clearance
3/4 Get medical documents signed and notarized
3/7 Get medical documents renotarized
3/8 File I 600a orphan petition with immigration
3/9 I 600a petition arrives in Texas
3/10 Mail Citimortgage document to Az for apostille
3/11 Get all dossier documents apostilled
3/12 Began meeting with team for Dinner,silent auction and golf tourney fundraiser May 14th
3/14 Received email/text from USCIS - Documents rec'd and being sent for a casemanager, check cashed
3/14 Contacted Representative's office to see if they can help expedite USCIS approval
3/15 Received all KS dossier documents back from state
3/16 Received I 797 C (Receipt) from immigration (we have a case number)
3/18 Received Citimortgage document from AZ with apostille
3/23 Received USCIS fingerprint appointment for April 19th
3/29 Walk in for USCIS fingerprints (SUCCESS!)
4/11 Contact Senator's office to see if they can help expedite USCIS approval
4/13 Redo blank CSP's for dossier (wording change)
4/25 USCIS officer assigned to our case
4/26 I-171 approval arrives via fax, have notarized
4/27 Have I-171 apostilled and sent dossier to EE!!!
4/29 Dossier arrives in EE!
5/12 Dossier submitted to the SDA
5/14 All for Dariya day - Golf tournament, dinner and silent auction
5/25 Got the word our SDA appt is JUNE 9th
5/26 Booked flights to EE Leaving June 7th
6/7 Leave for EE
6/9 SDA appointment
6/11 Travel to Dariya's region
6/14 Met Dariya for the first time, ♥♥♥
6/24 Court - Dariya is ours! (after a 10 day wait)
7/5 10 day wait is completed, apply for birth certificate and passport
7/8 Gotcha day
7/11 Embassy appointment and medical
7/12 Receive Dariya's visa to travel
7/13 FLY HOME!!!
Adoption Expenses: Total so far: $21,403.38
Estimated total expenses $25,000 to bring Dariya home
1/6 Jason's passport $227.81
1/25 Rochelle's passport $118.09
1/31 Promise Trust paid to RR $1000 +30
1/31 FSP App fee to RR $25
1/31 Voice of Hope fund RR $250
2/1 State child abuse clearance $20
2/10 Copies of Marriage license $23
2/11 State fingerprinting J/R $40
2/11 KBI and FBI clearance $120
2/12 Homestudy first installment $700
2/14 Apostille fee (CSP & POA) $67.50
2/14 Toll fee $5.00
2/14 UPS CSP's & POA's to EE $117.68
2/16 Rochelle's physical $20
2/18 Marriage license apostille Florida $20
2/23 Jason's Physical $20
3/1 Homestudy final installment $325
3/2 KBI & FBI fingerprints Rochelle $60
3/2 Toll fees for travel to KBI $5
3/8 I 600a petition filing $890
3/8 Express mail I 600a petition $17.40
3/10 Secretary of State Az $3.00
3/10 Postage for Az apostille $3.25
3/11 Secretary of State apostille fee $210
3/11 UPS for apostille $22.80
3/17 Lab fees for medicals $190.89
3/30 Postage $55.00
4/27 Toll fees $5.00
4/27 Secretary of state apostille $22.50
4/27 UPS -dossier to Daryia's country $171.06
5/26 Airline tickets to Ukraine and home $3841.54
6/10 Facilitation fees in country $9000.
7/ Dariya's passport, medical, court, visa $1025.38
7 In country transportation, lodging, meals $2751.48
2/10 Copies of Marriage license $23
2/11 State fingerprinting J/R $40
2/11 KBI and FBI clearance $120
2/12 Homestudy first installment $700
2/14 Apostille fee (CSP & POA) $67.50
2/14 Toll fee $5.00
2/14 UPS CSP's & POA's to EE $117.68
2/16 Rochelle's physical $20
2/18 Marriage license apostille Florida $20
2/23 Jason's Physical $20
3/1 Homestudy final installment $325
3/2 KBI & FBI fingerprints Rochelle $60
3/2 Toll fees for travel to KBI $5
3/8 I 600a petition filing $890
3/8 Express mail I 600a petition $17.40
3/10 Secretary of State Az $3.00
3/10 Postage for Az apostille $3.25
3/11 Secretary of State apostille fee $210
3/11 UPS for apostille $22.80
3/17 Lab fees for medicals $190.89
3/30 Postage $55.00
4/27 Toll fees $5.00
4/27 Secretary of state apostille $22.50
4/27 UPS -dossier to Daryia's country $171.06
5/26 Airline tickets to Ukraine and home $3841.54
6/10 Facilitation fees in country $9000.
7/ Dariya's passport, medical, court, visa $1025.38
7 In country transportation, lodging, meals $2751.48
