This morning, we received the email we have been watching for: our dossier was logged in at the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) on 10/12/2010!! This date is known as our "Log In Date" (LID) - another milestone! Even though we knew our dossier was sent by our agency on 9/30 and finally delivered on 10/8 (after the week-long Chinese holiday), it is a relief to know they officially logged it in and it is now in line for review and final approval! This means, we are now awaiting receipt of our official Letter of Approval (LOA), which is currently running at about a month from LID.
Back in June, we received "Pre-approval" by the CCAA to adopt Kimi. "Pre-approval" means the CCAA will approve us, subject to our passing all the background checks, being approved by the USCIS to adopt a child from China, and submitting the dossier to the CCAA, per their specifications. Now, we have completed all those steps and are just waiting on the LOA! The final step after LOA will be to obtain USCIS approval to adopt Kimi, specifically, and approval to obtain a visa for her to enter the country. (The former USCIS approval was general and did not name a specific child.) I know: its a complicated legal process. But SO worth it!
We are closing in!!!
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