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
Apparently now that I'm out of the country, Dean has found his voice!
It is only midnight there at home, but it's 7:00 a.m here and I have just gotten up for the day. I opened my email to find this link waiting for me. Go check it out!
congratulations!!!!
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