Dossier to China!

We are excited to say that we are 

finally DTC (Dossier to China)!!!! 

A dossier is what we have been working on for the past 11 months.
Pretty much an in depth look at our family.

Just a little to explain what went into the Home Study and Dossier...

Home Study:

• Home Study Application, Application Fee, Home Study Fee
• A Family Picture, a Data Sheet and Autobiography of both Nick and myself
• Certified Copies of our Birth Certificates and Marriage Certificate
• Copies of our Driver’s Licenses and Auto Insurance
• Our most recent IRS 1040
• Financial Statements
• Employment Verification Letters
• FBI Fingerprinting for both Nick and myself, as well as background checks
• Medical Statements from our physicians
• A Fire Inspection, Safety Audit and Home Evacuation Plan 
• 12 hours of online adoption/parenting Training
• 3 Home Study Visits with our Home Study Social Worker (These visits are turned into an 11 page biography of our family.)
• Letters of Reference

The completed Home Study was then sent to Holt to be included with the Dossier.

Dossier:

(Most of these items had to be notarized, state certified in Indianapolis and authenticated in Chicago)

• Application Letter
• Our Home Study
• Adoptive Parents Form
• Certified Copies of our Birth Certificates and Marriage Certificate
• Copies of both of our Passport Pages
• Photos of the inside and outside of our home
• Photos of our family together, Nick and myself, and passport size photos of Nick and myself
• Three Letters of Reference 
• Employment Letters 
• Certificate of Financial Status
• Physical Exams and Medical Statements
• Police Clearances for Nick and myself done by our local police department
•  I-797- Immigration approval

On Friday the Nov 8th we sent our dossier to our agency. They reviewed it and found a problem. UGH! We quickly signed an addendum and sent it back next day air. It HAD to get there before Thurs afternoon in order for our papers to go to China on Friday. Whew, they made it! 

On Friday, Nov 15th, our Dossier was sent to China. 

It will arrive in China Monday and they will log it into their system. 

In a couple weeks, we should get our LID (log in date). This is a very exciting thing. After we have LID, we are eligible to receive a referral. 
So, it could happen at any time. Of course, it could take a while too so we are trying not to get our hopes up. 

We would love additional prayers as God reveals HIS plan for us. 

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