Adoption Timeline

Date:	Action:
June 18th, 2019	Application to Agape
July 2019	Compiling documents for home study
August 8th	Saw D in advocacy email
August 9th	Switched from HK to Bulgaria
August 12th	Application sent to MOJ for D
August 16th	Application Received by MOJ
September 11th	First Home Study Interview in Home
September 18th	Second Home Study Interview in home
October 11th	Preliminary matched- "Soft Match" with D
October 25th	Home Study COMPLETE
October 28th	USCIS Application Sent i800a
November 5th	Text lockbox USCIS application received
November 9th	Receipt by mail
November 12th	Fingerprinting letter for biometrics received by mail
November 21st	Fingerprinted at USCIS
December 16th	USCIS APPROVAL for i800a
December 20th	USCIS Approval Apostilled
December 23rd	Dossier sent to Bulgaria-due to arrive December 31st
February 17th, 2020	Officially accepted by the MOJ and Official Referral for D
February 17th	Travel Dates from the NGO
February 24th	i800 sent & received translated official referral copy
March 9th	Letter of receipt for i800 immigration
March 10th	Trip 1 canceled due to Coronavirus (Suppose to leave on the 12th of March)
March 13th	Provisional approval i800 for immigration  for D (he can have his visa interview now)
April 21st	NVC Email: Received case number, case sent to US embassy in Sofia (delay due to COVID)
July 22- 28th,	Trip 1 (via skype) with D
July 28th	FBI fingerprinted (again for court), Send in WA state background checks for court
August 1st	Received FBI fingerprints in the mail, off to be federally apostilled (said to be taking two months due to COVID)
August 3/5th	New medicals for Adam and Abby
August 24	Article 5 interview at the US Embassy (received letter from NGO on the 25th)
August 25	Article 5 Letter
September 1	Article 5 translated and submitted to the MOJ for a signature, next step to the courts
September 14	MOJ Signature
October 5th	Received Court date for October 19th
October 19th	Passed Court!
November 13th	Suppose to leave for BG- Delta won't let us on our Flight
November 14th	Leave for Bulgaria
November 16th	Pick up KIT!
November 25th	Return home with the newest US citizens!