We received our biometrics appointment at USCIS today. Our
appointment is for September 13, 2012 at 8:00 am. Our other children need to be
at school at this time but I am sure we will find a way to work this out. This
will give us the approval for Cora’s visa and give us the last piece of
paperwork needed for our dossier!
Cora 5 months home
We sent in our Application (I-800A) to WACAP
We are one step closer to Cora! We sent in our Application
(I-800A) to WACAP so they can add a few supporting documents and they will then
send it to USCIS. This will approve us to bring an adopted child with us back
into the United States. Once we get our approval we will be able to send all of
our documents to the Chinese Consulate for Authentication. We only have a few
steps left!
Our homestudy was approved!
Our homestudy was approved through Family Adoption
Consultants on Friday July 27, 2012. Louise has been great to work with; very understanding
to our timeline, supportive when we worried, and always available to answer our
questions when we needed her. Thank you Louise!
Now we send in our I-800A for immigration giving us
permission from the American government to bring Cora home. We are hearing that
it can take up to 16 weeks for their approval and to get the document we need from
them to move to the next step of Cora’s adoption.
All of our dossier documents are completed and waiting so
the day we get the I-800A returned we can send (or drive 31/2 hours if we are
running out of time) our dossier to the Chinese Consulate in Chicago for
Authentication. 10
days to have our dossier processed and returned by mail, same day if we drive. This is all that is left to complete before we can send our
dossier to China to finish the process and get a travel date. We have until
December 9, 2012 to have all documents to China.
Tick, tick, tick…..
We are very happy to announce the new addition to our family…
We are very happy to announce the new addition to our family…
Cora ShuYan McClurg!
I am sorry to say we
cannot post pictures of her at this time but we will as soon as we can.
Cora was born June 20, 2008 in Ningbo China. She is almost exactly
half the world away from us! Her favorite color is red and we are told her
favorite thing to do is play with blocks and watch TV. We were able to “send” her a
birthday party with a cake and presents for her as well as all of the children
in her group (17!) Stuffed toys, books, candy and fresh fruit for everyone. It was sent as a donation so at this time she
still has not seen pictures of her new family. When the homestudy is complete
and officially approved we will send her a photo album full of pictures of the
family, house, pets and her room. Max, Sasha and Rey said they liked that we
did this for them and that it was a very helpful.
We will continue to post as we learn more.
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