Timeline
Our Timeline to Bringing our children “A”, “G”, and “T” HOME…….
Summer 2011-Researched Adoption Possibilities…..we decide upon adopting a child from Ethiopia!!
September 2011-Mailed in application to Evangelical Child and Family Agency (ECFA)-Home Study Agency
September 2011 Initial Home study interview with ECFA
October 2011 –Second Home Study Interview with ECFA. Jim and I are interviewed separately.
October 2011 – Meredith’s Adoption physical
October 2011-Jim’s Adoption physical
October 27, 2011 – Final Home Study Interview (Family interview and home walk through). We are given verbal approval.
October 30, 2011 – Mailed in application to International Adoption Guides (IAG)-Adoption Agency
November 16, 2011 – Received home study approved by ECFA in writing-YEAH!!!!
November 21, 2012 – Sent off I600A to USCIS
January 4, 2012 – Biometric fingerprints done at USCIS (Now we wait for approval from USCIS and our 171 returned!)
January 28, 2012- We received our I-171H form back (favorable determination for the adoption of an orphan) from US Citizenship and Immigration Services. It took only 3 weeks!!
January 30, 2012-Sent Dossier and notarized home study to IAG.
February 6, 2012-Dossier Approved through IAG
February 15, 2012-Dossier sent to Washington D.C.-Dossier approved.
February 16, 2012-Waiting for our referral. We have decided upon two siblings!
February 27, 2012-And the referral comes!! We received e-mail seeking further interest with a set of six-year old twins & their one year old brother.
February 28, 2012-We see a picture of our children for the first time
March 5, 2012- We accept “A”, “G”, “ and “T” into our family, now we are now a family of 6!!
March 6, 2012-Waiting for dossier to be translated and submitted to court.
June 5, 2012-We receive a phone call indicating that we have been submitted to court and have a court date.
June 15, 2012-Travel to Addis, Ethiopia and then onto Mekelle, Ethiopia where our children are located in a care center.
June 22, 2012-Court Date in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
June 28, 2012-Official Court Decree
July 12, 2012-Birth certificates with "Libbey" name are here.
July 26, 2012-Passports have been processed.
August 15, 2012-Adoption case submitted to Embassy.