Our Adoption Journey to Africa: 630 Ched Interview

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CTV Edmonton
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ADOPTION TIMELINE

April, 2011 - Application to update homestudy sent to Hope Services.
July 2011 - homestudy update complete
July 2011 - Dossier sent to foreign adoption agency, put on wait list for D.R. Congo.
January, 2012 - Hope Adoption Services closed due to lack of funding. Moved our file to Choices
March, 2012 - Received adoption grant from ABBA Canada. April, 2012 - attended Adoption Conference in Surrey.
April to June, 2012 - switching foreign adoption agency. June 2012 - put on new waiting list
July 2012 - approval for Part 1 Immigration
August, 2012 - dossier sent for translation into French
Oct 15. 2012 - phone call for referral
Nov. 1, 2012- signed papers for referral, notarized, couriered to agency
Nov. 28, 2012 - last documents for translation completed Nov. 30, 2012 - Authentication begins
January 22, 2013 - Dossier to Congo
February 25, 2013 - Court
March 13, 2013 - Passed Court & Written Judgment
March 22, 2013 - CONA - Certificate of Non Appeal
April 9, 2013 - Act of Adoption
April 17, 2013 - Girls moved to Transition House
April 23, 2013 - Started Part 2 Immigration
April 29, 2013 - LONO from BC Gov't
May 17, 2013 - Part 2 on route to Kinshasa
July 18, 2013 - Girls' passports Complete
Aug 22, 2013 - Bordeaux Letter
Sept 10, 2013 - New Birth Certificates
Sept 1 6, 2013 - Part 2 arrives in Nairobi, Kenya
Sept. 25 2013 - DGM suspends exit permits for adopted children
Jan. 2015 - CIC informs us our immigration files are complete! But will not issue Canadian visas for our girls.

Our Adoption Journey to Africa

Friday, 25 July 2014

630 Ched Interview

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