- May 22nd- Final paperwork submitted to Ethiopian courts to issue first court date
- December 19- Submitted I-600A to USCIS
- November 6- Mailed formal acceptance papers to A Love Beyond Borders!
- November 4- Received referral for a baby boy!
- June 17- Confirmation that dossier was received in Ethiopia (exact date of arrival unsure)
- May 20- Dossier arrives at Adoption Avenues. We are officially on
the WAITING LIST! 2-6 month wait, here we go... - May 16- Dossier is sent to Adoption Avenues (Agency who will
do adoption in Ethiopia) - May 13- Dossier arrives at ALBB for dossier review
- May 8- Received certified documents from State and submitted a completed dossier to A Love Beyond Borders! (Yes in the same day)
- April 26- Sent all notarized documents to Tallahassee to get state certified
- April 25- Had remaining documents notarized
- April 25-Got APPROVAL from immigration to adopt a child!
- April 11- Went for fingerprinting
- March-Sent application to Texas for our immigration approval (USCIS)
- February/March- Gathering and notarizing document after document
- February 12- Mailed application and disclosures to A Love Beyond Borders
- February 10- Decision on A Love Beyond Borders as our Adoption Agency/ Sunshine Home Study as Home Study Agency
- February 4- Gathering of necessary documents for a Home Study
- January/February- Research about adoption and different agencies
- January 2013- Decision to adopt