Ladybug

The Ladybug

Born August 24, 2006

Xingyi City Guizhou Province, P.R. of China

Gotcha May 30, 2010

Home Forever June 13, 2010

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Our Adoption Time Line

(Total Time, 3 years and 7 months)

11/13/2006... Application to Great Wall China Adoption Agency is Approved.

11/27/2006...Home Study begins with Adoption Home Study Services of Ohio.

12/1/2006...Signed Agency Agreement with GWCA/begin paper chase.

1/12/2007...Home Study complete.

1/30/2007...File I-600A with Cleveland USCIS

1/31/2007...First mailer to GWCA

3/21/2007...Refiled I-600A

4/23/2007...Fingerprints for USCIS

5/10/2007...receive Home Study Addendum

7/17/2007...I-171H approval received.

9/7/2007...DTC

9/13/2007...LID/Ladybug Letter!

5/29/2009...SN Application Filed.

9/3/2009...Passed Review

9/20/2009...updated SN Ap (added CL/CP)

10/21/2009...The Call!

10/22/2009...Accepted Referral!!

11/2/2009...LOI Filed

11/12/2009...PA Received

11/27/2009...LSC Received

12/10/2009...I800A Filed

1/27/2010...I800a Approved

2/2/2010...I800 Filed

2/16/2010...I800 Re-filed

2/26/2010...I800 Approval

3/9/2010...Cable

3/12/2010...NVC Leter

4/1/2010...Article 5 "Picked UP"

4/9/2010...Article 5 (finally) sent to Beijing

4/28/2010...Travel Approval

5/27/2010...Travel to China

5/28/2010...Arrive Beijing

5/29/2010...Beijing Tour

5/30/2010...Fly to Guiyang, Guizhou

5/30/2010...Gotcha Day!!!!

6/4/2010...Fly to Guangzhou

6/5/2010...Medical Exam, TB test

6/8/2010...Consulate Appointment

6/9/2010...Oath Taking Ceromony

6/10/2010...Train to Hong Kong

6/11/2010...Disney Hong Kong

6/12/2010...Disney Princess Day

6/13/2010...Home Forever

Our Referal Photos, received 10/21/2009

Gotcha Day, May 30, 2010

Our GWCA Travel Group

The Red Couch