Adopt Kazakhstan: Nina Beatrice

The Bee

Born December 25, 2006

Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

  Meetcha November 3, 2008

Home Forever January 7, 2009

Our Adoption Time Line

12/18/2007...Home Study Update Visit for Kazakhstan.

12/20/2007...Filed I-824, to change from China to Kaz.

1/2/2008...Sign Agency Agreement with Adoption ARK. another paper chase begins!

1/10/2008...Fingerprints sent for FBI clearance.

1/11/2008...New I-171H received. (Change of country

1/23/2008...FBI clearance received.

2/2/2008...Home Study Update received.

2/5/2008...Dossier to Adoption ARK

2/7/2008...AA informs us that we need additional copies

2/12/2008...recv returned dossier from AA

2/13/2008...Corrected Submission to Adoption ARK

2/14/2008...AA reveives dossier for 2nd time.

2/15/2008...Dossier is sent for Translation

3/3/2008...Translation is complete and dossier is now sent for review by AA attorney (this is a new step in the process following a suspension in the DC Embassy)

3/24/2008...AA Attorney requested additional changes to dossier, including a minor change on our homestudy.

4/1/2008...Sent additional information/changes for dossier via overnight mail.

5/1/2008...Dossier sent to the Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, DC

5/23/2008...Dossier Approved by the Embassy.

5/27/2008...Dossier to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (this week).

6/19/2008...Dossier to the Ministry of Education.

7/16/2008...Assigned to Ust-Kamenogorsk region

10/9/2008...The Call!! Agency notifies us there is a healthy 21 mo old girl who needs a family! To which we respond YES, YES, YES!

10/13/2008...LOI Recieved

11/1/2008...1st trip

11/3/2008...Meet The Bee! (first bonding day)

11/26/2008...Court

11/27/2008...Home (first trip total 27 days)

12/12/2008...Adoption Decree issued

12/21/2008...2nd trip

12/23/2008...Gotcha!!!!!!!

1/7/2009...Home Forever (second trip total 17 days)

Our Kazakhstan Adoption Agency

Adoption Ark 

830 S. Buffalo Grove Road #103
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
T. (847) 215-2755
F. (847) 215-2757

Photos From Our 1st Trip to Kazakhstan

Photos From Our 2nd Trip to Kazakhstan