We will be traveling to St. Petersburg Russia in August or September 2009 for court and to bring home Makai. If you would like to follow our process please comment on this post with your email address. Thanks!
>Adoption Agency Application: May 2008 (Complete) >Gather Documents: June/July 2008 (Complete) >Home Study: Meeting with Tammy Hoepner (social worker) July 23, 2008/ Home Study completed October 6, 2008 >I-600a Immigration Forms: Submitted July 22, 2008/ approved October 17, 2008/ received October 31, 2008. >Dossier to Austin, TX for apostille: sent October 14, 2008/ Apostille'd documents received October 20, 2008/ completed dossier taken to Texas Secretary of State office in Austin Monday November 3, 2008 for Apostille.
>Adoption Loan: Loan Application Submitted October 18, 2008/ Loan Approved October 23, 2008.
>Shaohannah's Hope Grant: Grant Application submitted October 23, 2008/ February 2009 denial letter received.
>Dossier to Hand In Hand Adoption Agency: Sent via UPS November 3, 2008/ received in Tucson, Arizona November 6, 2008.
>Dossier "reviewed" and sent to Russia for translation: December 1, 2008. >March 2009/ Switched from Bryansk to St. Petersburg, Russia to pursue the adoption of a boy born February 2006. >1st trip to St Petersburg Russia to meet Makai: May 2009
>Court Trip to St. Petersburg August 2009
>Picked up Makai August 24th and returned home September 4, 2009
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