The DePrince Family Chronicles: New Portraits!

Madeline Tian Zi's Adoption Timeline

1/29/09- App Submitted
4/02/09- Began Homestudy and Dossier
6/21/09 1st Home Study Visit
6/29/09 2nd Home Study Visit
8/19/09 Homestudy Approved
9/20/09 I-800 Pre-Approval App Initiated
I-797 returned Approved!
12/8/09 Maddie's 2nd B-day (although we didn't kow it yet!!! ;o) )
1/12/10- Went on COP List!
1/19/10- MATCHED TO MADELINE TIAN ZI!
1/20/10 Letter of Intent to Adopt Completed
2/4/10 Dossier completed & sent for State Certs
2/11/10 Dossier State certs Completed
2/27/10-Dossier sent to Holt for Review
3/4/10- DTC!!!!!!!!
3/12/10-LID
5/5/10-LOA!!
5/6/10 I-800 App Fedex to USCIS
6/1/10-I-800 Pre-Approval
6/5/10- NVC Rcv'd'

Anthony's Adoption Timeline

12/27/06- Applied to Holt
1/15/07- Anthony was born
2/13/07- 1st "Parent In Process" Class
3/3/07- 1st Homestudy Visit
3/11/07- 2nd Homestudy Visit
3/30/07- Homestudy Approved
7/16/07- Applied to USCIS
8/23/07- USCIS Fingerprint Appointment
10/29/07- Anthony was referred to us!!!
10/31/07- Accepted Anthony's Referral
10/31/07- USCIS Approval
11/09/07- Dossier sent to Holt for review
11/19/07- Dossier to VN Consulate
11/31/07- Dossier to Vietnam
12/6/07- Anthony's 1st Update
12/14/07- Dossier Translation Completed
12/17/07- VN- MOJ Approval
1/15/08- Anthony's 1st Birthday
1/20/08- Our Baby Shower!!!
2/9/08- 2nd "Parent In Process" Class
2/26/08- USCIS- I600/ 60 Day Starts
3/3/08 VN- DOJ Approval
3/3/08 VN People's Committee Aprvl
5/5/08- I-600 Pre-Approval and TA!
5/16/08- leave for Vietnam!
5/17/08- Arrive Ho Chi Minh City, VN
5/19/08- Giving & Receiving Ceremony/ "Gotcha Day"
5/20/08- Departed for Hanoi, VN
5/21/08- Applied for Anthony's VN Passport
5/21/08- Anthony's Visa Medical Examination
5/26/08- Recieved Anthony's VN Passport
5/28/08- Recieved US Visa and Approval to Go Home!!!!
6/04/08- Arrived Home in the US!!! WOO HOO!!!