The Pierce Family's Ethiopia Adoption Adventure: What a journey

Alabama to Virginia to Tennessee to Paris to Dubai to Addis Ababa!

Our dossier has made it to Ethiopia!

Adoption Timeline

12.22.09 - Requested info pack from adoption agency
01.07.10 - Mailed adoption application ($250.00)
01.27.10 - Accepted into Ethiopia Program
12.01.10 - Mailed agency agreements along with first payment ($1,125.00)
02.12.10 - Interview with agency doing "home study only"
02.26.10 - Mailed "home study" agency's application and "preliminary" application fee ($150.00)
03.01.10 - 3 copies each of marriage license and birth certificates ($75.00)
03.02.10 - MPD Police Records Check and fingerprinting fees ($70.00)
03.03.10 - DHR screening and fingerprint screening ($100.50)
03.12.10 - Hague Intercountry Adoption On-line Training Course ($175.00)
03.12.10 - Final application and home study documents turned in to "home study" agency ($250.00)
03.19.10 - Fees for post-placement reports ($900.00) ("Pre-payment" required by our home study agency)
03.26.10 - Applied for passport ($75 each) + USPS fees ($50)=($200.00)
04.16.10 - First in-home home study interview
04.17.10 - Passports ARRIVED!
04.21.10 - Second in-home home study interview(s)
04.22.10 - Home Study payment ($1200.00)
04.23.10 - Third & fourth in-home home study interview(s)
05.05.10 - Picked up copies of finalized home study
05.05.10 - Mailed I600A to USCIS ($830.00)
05.15.10 - Received fingerprint appointments from USCIS
06.04.10 - USCIS fingerprint appointment in New Orleans
06.18.10 - Received I-171H
06.21.10 - Dossier certified in county probate court ($12.00)
06.22.10 - Dossier certified at Sec. of State's office ($10.00)
06.23.10 - Dossier COMPLETE and mailed to agency ($7200.00)
07.02.10 - D.T.E! (Dossier to Ethiopia)
07.23.10 - RECEIVED REFERRAL!
07.26.10 - Accepted referral ($9010.00) (Last 1/3 of international program fee for 2 children, transition home fees, post-adoption administration fee)

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$$ total to date $21,609.50

Total postage to date = $80.30

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