Travel Approval Today

We finally received Travel Approval from China today. We were told that we will travel in July and our departure date will be sometime between July 17th and July 31st. Again, we are hoping for earlier rather than later in the month! Thanks for your prayers and support.

LSC Today!

We received our LSC today from China, which officially recognizes us as the parents-to-be for sweet Mary Kate! We are so excited and cannot wait to meet her...hoping for a July travel date!

Still Waiting...

We are still waiting to receive our LSC, Letter Seeking Confirmation, which means that China recognizes us as Mary Kate's adoptive parents. Today is Day 78 of waiting since our dossier was logged into the CCAA, Chinese Consulate for Adoption Affairs, and the average wait is 80 days. Please pray that we will be able to travel to get her before the Olympics this summer in Beijing.

We received our PA !

Yesterday we received our PA, Pre-Approval, from the CCAA which means they have reviewed our Letter of Intent for our daughter and have accepted it. This puts our dossier on a track for expedited review since Mary Kate is considered a "waiting child." We can't wait to meet her!

DTC Today!

Our dossier (completed and final paperwork) was sent to China today and is expected to arrive there on Monday. We will now wait 3 to 5 months for processing and will then receive a letter (LSC) stating that China recognizes us as Jiang Xuelian's parents. We are praying for this process to move quickly!

Received I-171-H and Completed Final Paperwork!

Yesterday, we received our I-171-H, which was the final document needed to send our dossier to China. The dossier is a compilation of medical, financial, personal and various information about us and our family. We mailed a large packet of paperwork to our agency today, and will look forward to hearing soon that our dossier is on it's way to China.

Fingerprinting Completed

Yesterday Jay and I went to the USCIS office for fingerprinting. As far as I know, it went well and we will now wait to receive our I71-H paperwork. Hopefully, it will be processed quickly. Thanks again for your prayers to bring Mary Kate home soon!