Slow Buss to China: FILE LOCKED

Saturday, October 15, 2016

FILE LOCKED

It's been a long, emotional, and stressful week for us here at the Buss house but we are so very happy to share that

WE HAVE OUR LITTLE BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sorry I can't share more right now, as we are busy getting ready for our Fall Fundraiser Dinner - Auction - Bake Sale TONIGHT. Stop by and be one of the first to see a picture of little brother!!!

I'll will post a more detail update tomorrow...

Thank you and Blessing to you!!!

Joe- Becky -Nian - Lil brother

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Fee Schedule

Little Sister

CCAI application fee $150

Families Through Adoption fee $400 - paid 1.31.19

CCAI 1st agency fee $1450 -

Home Study 1st visit fee $550 - 3.1.19

Currier/Consulate fees $320 - paid 4.15.19

Home Study complete bal due $600 - paid 5.3 .19

I800A application fee $945.50 - paid 6.1.19

Currier/Consulate fee $150 - paid 9.16.19

CCAI 2nd agency fee - $2700 - Ford & Assoc. grant paid

CCCWA fee - $1480 - Ford & Assoc. grant paid

CCAI 3rd agency fee - $2400

BLAS Post Adoption Translation Fee -$360

Orphanage fee - $5265

SOS certification fees - $20 paid

Chinese Consulate Authentication fees - est.$250

Travel Costs - $5000-8000 (estimated)

In China Costs/Fees $2000-3000

Cheng

CCAI application fee $150 - paid 2-4-16

Families Through Adoption (HS agency) fee $300 - paid 2-22-16

CCAI 1st agency fee $1450 - paid 2-15-16

Home Study 1st visit fee $600 - paid 3-17-16

Home Study complete bal due $600 - paid 8.2.16

CCAI 2nd agency fee - $2700 - paid 9.19.16

CCCWA fee - $1480 - paid 9.19.16

CCAI 3rd agency fee - $2400 paid 12.15.16

BLAS Post Adoption Translation Fee - $360 paid 12.15.16

Orphanage fee - $5265 paid 1.19.16

SOS certification fees - paid $11

Chinese Consulate Authentication fees - est.$250

Travel Costs - $5000-8000 (estimated)

In China Costs/Fees $2000-3000

Timeline

Slow Buss to China Take 3 - little girl timeline

1.19.19 MCC entered for little girl Buss

1.21.19 Application recieved by CCAI

1.25.19 Application APPROVED!!!

1.31.19 Application approved by Home Study agency

2.17.19 1st Home Study visit fee paid

3.16.19 2nd Home Study visit

3.19.19 1st agency fee paid CCAI

3.23.19 3rd Home Study visit

3.29.19 Final Home Study visit fees paid

4.30.19 7 of 10 documents back from Chinese Consulate and sent to CCAI

5.3.19 Home Study completed and sealed

6.6.19 USCIS received I800A application

6.28.19 USCIS Biometrics/finger printing appointments

7.6.19 USCIS I800A APPROVAL received

7.25.19 Ford and Associates grant application received

8.6.19 Conference call for grant w CEO of Ford and Assoc.

9.25.19 final 3 of 10 docs back from Chinese Consulate

11.19.19 Ford and Assoc. Grant received!!!!!!!

Slow Buss BACK to China and Cheng timeline

2-04-16 Application received by CCAI

2-09-16 Application APPROVED!!!

2-11-16 1st agency fee paid and service agreement sent.

2-15-16 Application APPROVED and 1st agency fee paid

3-3-16 Approval from Home Study Agency

3-17-16 1st Home Study visit

6-25-16 7 of 10 docs certified and sent to Chinese Consulate

6-27-16 Last home study visit

6-28-16 Documents to Consulate

7-13-13 Received Documents from Consulate

7-14-16 Sent 7 documents to CCAI

7-15-16 CCAI started critical review of 7 of 10 documents for our Dossier

7-8-16 Received/Correct Home Study Draft

7-9-16 Home Study Draft to CCAI for review

7.13.16 7 of 10 docs to CCAI to start critical review

8.2.16 Home Study complete - I800A application sent

8.3.16 USCIS received our I800A application

8.6.16 Home Study certified

8.6.16 Home study, 2 docs sent to Chinese Consulate

8.13.16 USCIS noticed for finger printing

8.16.16 Received authenticated HS and docs

8.25.16 USCIS Biometrics/finger printing appointments

8.29.16 USCIS I800A APPROVAL received

8.30.16 Notarized I800A document

8.30.16 Sent Sealed HS, 2 docs, and photos to CCAI

8.31.16 Docs received at CCAI - critical review started

8.31.16 USCIS approval certified at SOS

9.1.16 USCIS approval sent to courier for Authentication

9.1.16 Nian's Passport received......

9.9.16 Recieved last document needed from Consulate

9.10.16 Sealed I800A document, 2nd agency fee, CCCWA fee sent to CCAI

9.16.16 USCIS approval sent to courier for Authentication again..

9.19.16 2nd Agency fee and CCCWA fee paid

9.20.16 I800A document dropped at Consulate round 2

9.22.16 Authenticated I800A form sent to CCAI

9.23.16 DTC Yahoo!!!!!

9.26.16 the CCCWA has our Dossier just waiting for LID..

9.28.16 LID Log In Date

10.11.16 File match sent

10.13.16 LOI Letter of Intent to adopt lil brother

10.14.16 File Locked - we have little brother

12.5.16 Soft LOA

12.8.16 Hard copy LOA signed and sent back to agency

12.8.16 I800 application sent to USCIS

12.09.16 I800 paperwork sent to NVC for processing

12.20.16 Sent Nian and Evan Visa's application at Consulate

12.22.16 Provisional Approval of I800

12.29.16 Visa's returned for Nian and Evan

1.05.17 NVC approves paperwork for little guys VISA

1.09.17 Article 5 drop off at Consulate in Guangzhou

1.24.17 Article 5 Pick up

2.6.17 TA - Travel Approval - can leave Feb 22

2.7.17 CA - Consulate Appointment - March 8

Slow Buss to China - and Nian timeline

10-7-13 Received info packet from CCAI.

12-29-13 Completed MCC (Medical Conditions Checklist)

1-1-14 Started work on application.

1-7-14 Application received by CCAI

1-8-14 Informational conference call

1-15-14 Application APPROVED!!!

1-21-14 Home Study application requested

1-27-14 1st agency fee paid to CCAI

2-5-14 Got copies of Birth/Marriage Certificate, Police background check and Applied for our Passports

2-13-14 Home Study application/fee dropped off.

2-14-14 Received Dossier Guide from CCAI

2-19-14 Assigned home study social worker

2-28-14 Received Passportsl!

3-5-14 1st Home Study appointment

3-19-14 Home visit by social worker

3-22-14 Certified BC, MC, Adoption petition, Financial record, Joe's employment verification.

3-16-14 Becky's 1 on 1 appointment with social worker

3-30-14 Started Parent Training classes

4-4-14 Joe's 1 on 1 with social worker- Last one!

5-2-14 Joe completes physical form and Hep A&B shots

5-4-14 Parent Classes Completed!

5-30-14 Becky completes physical form and Hep A/B shots

6-7 & 6-12 Last of 11 docs certified

6-13-14 11 of 13 docs sent for authentication

6-18-14 Home Study completed and Officially Approved

6-20-14 I800a application sent to USCIS

6-24-14 Received 11 docs back from Consulate

6-25-14 Sent 11 Authenticated docs to CCAI for review

7-11-14 Fingerprinting appointment notice received

7-31-14 11 of 13 doc through critical review

8-7-14 Received I-800a Approval

8-8-14 Notarized I-800a document

8-9-14 Certified I800a and Home Study documents

8-9-14 Mailed I800a and HS docs for Authentication

8-19-14 Sent Authenticated docs, and remaining items to CCAI for critical review and completion of our Dossier.

8-20-14 Dossier is now COMPLETE and in Translation, will be going to China soon..

8-22-14 DTC - Documents to China

8-25-14 Documents received in China

8-27-14 LID!!!! Dossier Log In Date

9-8-14 Receive our referral.

9-12-14 LOI sent and FILE LOCKED we have our little boy

11-4-14 Soft LOA

11-7-14 Hard LOA emailed, signed, emailed back to agency

11-8-14 I800 application sent to USCIS

11-17-14 I800 paperwork sent to NBC for processing

12-03-14 NVC approves paperwork for little guys VISA

12-04-14 Article 5 drop off at Consulate in Guangzhou

12-09-14 Visa application dropped at Consulate for Joe and I

12-16-14 Visa's back to us Lookin good!

12-18-14 Article 5 pick up

12-26-14 TA - Travel Approval

12-29-14 CA - Consulate Appointment confirmed we're leaving Jan 14, 2015 WOOT WOOT

1-8-15 Travel Conference call with our agency and group

1-14-15 Leave the states for China

1-15-15 Arrive in Beijing

1-18-15 Leave Beijing for Zhengzhou

1-19-15 GOTCHA DAY

1-20-15 It's OFFICIAL papers are signed.

1-21-15 Head to Louhe to complete passport papers and visit orphanage.

1-24-15 Leave Zhengzhou for Guangzhou

1-26-15 Visa medical

1-28-15 Consulate day!!!!!!

1-29-15 HAVE VISA WILL TRAVEL.

1-30-15 Leave Guangzhou for the USA

Slow Buss to China

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Saturday, October 15, 2016

FILE LOCKED

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