Timeline

Nov 2010                  Initial Contact with For Every Child (FEC) Adoption Agency
Jan. 28, 2011             Request for Home Study Application
Jan. 29, 2011             Requested to be put on the waiting list For FEC

Feb. 26, 2011            Certified as Acceptable to Adopt in Arizona

April 4, 2011             Adoption Education Completed

April 11, 2011           Home Study Approved

May 1, 2011              Request for USCIS Fingerprinting/Biometrics

May 6, 2011              Filed for I-600A

June 2, 2011              USCIS Fingerprinting/Biometrics Completed

June 18, 2011            I-600A Favorable Determination Received

Sept. 1,2012              Request to renew USCIS Fingerprinting/Biometrics

Oct. 25, 2012            USCIS Fingerprinting/Biometrics Renewal Completed

Dec. 6, 2012             Re-certified as Acceptable to Adopt in Arizona

Dec. 7, 2012             Request for extension of I-600A

Dec. 18, 2012           I-600A Favorable Determination Extension Approved

Dec. 25, 2012           Referral of our little girl

Dec. 29, 2012           Formal Acceptance of referral

Dec. 29, 2012           Dossier Packet Provided by FEC

Jan. 4, 2013              Dossier and Referral Acceptance Contract Submitted

Jan. 10, 2013            Video of our little girl

Feb. 6, 2013             Official Approval from Taiwan for referral

Feb. 13, 2013           Received Contract from Taiwan

Feb. 19, 2013           Contract and Dossier Paperwork Authenticated sent to TECO
Feb. 21, 2013           First Package sent to FEC for our little girl

Feb. 22, 2013           Contract and some of Dossier returned by TECO to make changes

Feb. 23, 2013           Returned documents with updates to TECO

Feb. 26, 2013           TECO Approved paperwork and forwarded to FEC

March 1, 2013          Informed about the new PAIR documentation and deadline for documents to be in Taiwan courts by April 1, 2013 to prevent delay in finalization

March 4, 2013          FEC received TECO approved documents

March 5, 2013          FEC submitted all paperwork to Taiwan
April 13, 2013          Reassured by agency that our paperwork was submitted prior to April
                                        1st deadline
April 26, 2013          Final Decree
April 28, 2013          Travel dates received. Gotcha Date: 6/18/13 and AIT appointment 
                                         6/19/13
June 13, 2013            Leave for Taiwan