9/1/12: Requested information from Serbia for children who meet our criteria.
10/1/12: Ministry is adding new children, we must wait.
11/1/12: Informed there are no children who meet our criteria, we must wait.
12/11/12: Review files of four children
12/13/12: Agonized over decision
12/13/12: Accepted referral for boy.
12/17/12: Learned his name is "B"!
1/4/13: Homestudy started
1/18/13 Indefinite wait begins for Adam Walsh background checks to come back!
2/10/13 Homestudy complete except
for Adam Walsh background checks.
2/22/13 Homestudy complete!
4/3/13 USCIS approval
4/11/13 Arrived in Serbia
4/12/13 Met B for the first time!
4/17/13 Report submitted for Minister approval
4/23/13 SIGNATURE received!
4/24/13 Adoption finalized in Sid
4/24/13 New birth Certificate (Belgrade)
4/24/13 New Certificate of Citizenship (Belgrade)
4/24/13 Passport/Visa pictures (Belgrade)
4/25/13 Passport ordered (Sid)
4/26/13 pick up translated documents, pick up extra copy of birth certificate, pick up passport, medical appointment, embassy appointment, VISA COMPLETE!
4/27/13 FLYING HOME!!
Asher's adoption costs PAID IN FULL
Homestudy update.....$1900
Airfare TO............................$500
translation................$740
Medical...............$100
Birth Certificate $60
Passport............$100
Visa.....................$404
USCIS.................$720
Airfare home
(1 adult, 1 child)....$1000
Lodging (25 euro/night
x 20 nights)...........$670
transportation and
daily per diem
(15 euro/day x 20 days) $600
Food/misc.......$400
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Total.......................$7194
Asher's adoption timeline
4/25/11 ...Homestudy updated
5/9/11...Homestudy submitted
(Serbia requires one year between
adoptions so it's gonna be awhile
before move forward with #2)
6/1/11...Verified Ianna is not available
9/27/11..received referrals to review for several
Serbian children
10/28/11 ...requested additional
information on two children
10/31/11 information received
11/1/11..made decision on child
11/2/11 Formally req. 7 yo boy
initial "L" from Serbia.
11/9/11 Serb officials inform us that
Dossier has been received by Social Center
responsible for L's care for review.
11/15/11 Learned his name is Lazar!
11/15/11 Flights booked!
11/19/11 Arrived in Belgrade
11/22/11 Met Asher for the first time!
11/29/11 Positive report submitted
to Ministry
12/2/11 MINISTER'S SIGNATURE
12/5/11 Adoption finalized in
Kragujevac, Serbia!
12/5/11 new birth certificate
12/5/11 order passport
12/7/11 receive translated
post-adoption documents
12/7/11 passport in hand
12/7/11 Visa medical complete
12/7/11 Embassy appointment
12/8/11 Visa in hand!
12/9/11 GOING HOME!
Cost of Axel's adoption (2010)
Homestudy App. Fee.... $150
Background check......... $210
Fingerprints....................$ 50
Birth Certificates........... $150
USCIS fingerprints........$830
Homestudy .................. $2400
Passport............................$123
Apostille............................$50
RR Commitment.............$275
Agency Fee....................$2000
FedEx................................$100
Translation Fee...............$900
Airfare............................$1700
Ticket change fee...........$463
Facilitation fee.............$6500
Hotel..............................$1028
Visa/passport.................$500
medical.............................$100
Food/expenses.............$1000
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Total .......................$18,529
Axel's adoption timeline
4/7/10 Met Ianna for first time.
4/8/10 Met Axel for first time
4/13/10 Publicly committed to adopting on the local news!
4/26/10 Filled out preliminary application with agency
4/26/10 Contacted homestudy agency
5/4/10 Application to Adoption Agency accepted
7/26/10 family profile sent to country of adoption
What happened to your new post with pics?? It showed up on my Google reader but the pics didn't, and it's not showing up on your blog :(
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