Adoption Timeline and Costs

2/20/12 - Application Officially submitted  $250
2/22/12 - First Email request for documents
2/27/12 - Official Welcome Call with our Social Worker, Mallory
2/27/12 - SBCN fees paid for DHR fingerprint check $101.50
2/29/12 - Fingerprints completed at Trussville jail
3/1/12 - Fingerprint cards and form mailed off to SBCN
3/6/12 - Agency Payment #1 paid $2,613.75
3/10/12 - Orientation Call Completed
3/26/12 - 1st Homestudy meeting Completed
4/16/12 - Tony's medical completed
4/17/12 - Tony's CAN clearance (from fingerprints arrived)
5/18/2 - Autobiographies completed
5/24/12 - 2nd Homestudy meeting Completed
5/26/12 - Additional Written Questions completed
5/28/12 - Hague Online training completed - $195
5/30/12 - International Adoption Clinic training - $150
5/31/12 - 3rd Homestudy meeting - Home Tour
6/2/12 - 2nd Fingerprinting for Chantelle (1st was rejected)
6/15/12 - Final Homestudy Interview
7/13/12 - Chantelle's CAN clearance finally arrived
7/19/12 - Agency Payment #2 paid $2,613.75
8/2/12 - Homestudy (FINALLY) finished
8/3/12 - I800-A Hand-delivered to agency along with $890 to US Homeland Security
8/6/12 - Letter of Intent (LOI) submitted for a specific child - $140
8/6/12 - I800-A received at the USCIS Lockbox
8/9/12 - PA (Pre-Approval) received for our daughter!
8/9/12 - Chantelle submits Passport application - $135
8/11/12 - Tony submits Passport application - $135
8/20/12 - Biometric fingerprints taken at USCIS office
8/23/12 - USCIS Immigation approval (Only 3 weeks instead of 2-3 months!!!!)
8/24/12 - Dossier documents delivered to Lifeline for authentication - $513
8/29/12 - Tony's Passport Arrives
8/30/12 - Chantelle's Passport Arrives
8/31/12 - Took more checks to Lifeline since 3 of the first 4 were incorrect - $579
9/5/12 - Agency Payment #3 - $2,613.75
9/10/12 - CCCWA fee to go with Dossier to Ch*na $800
9/11/12 - issue with authenication - Shelby county mistake
9/25/12 - DTC (finally!)
10/12/12 - LID
11/1/12 - Dossier out of translation
11/15/12 - Agency Payment #4 - $2,613.75
11/27/12 - LOA (was dated 11/22/12 - Thanksgiving Day!)
11/29/12 - I 800 paperwork delivered to Lifeline
11/30/12 - I 800 paperwork sent off
12/5/12 - I 800 paperwork rec'd at lockbox
12/7/12 - Visa paperwork sent off - $350 plus $42.74 for UPS mailing
12/19/12 - rec'd I 800 approval (was dated 12/13)
12/24/12 - Visas arrived!
12/26/12 - Cabled to China
12/27/12 - Article 5 drop off
1/11/13 - Article 5 pick up
1/24/13 - Travel Approval
1/28/13 - Consulate Appointment confirmed for 3/26/13
1/28/13 - booked tickets to China!  $4,013.70
2/2/13 - Hotel in Beijing $192
2/19/13 - In-country fees and travel $10,953 plus cash for food and spending $2,500 $1,200We took the recommended $2,500 but found we didn't need all of it!
**** Guides fees for Beijing and train tickets to Taiyuan $812
**** van ride to Hong Kong for flight home $377
****orphanage visit $300

Total so far: $32,427