Our Latest Adoption Journey to Kazakhstan

Allie and Sam Time Line

October 13, 2008 - Sign Home Study Contract
October 29, 2008 - Sign Adoption Ark contract
November 30, 2008 - FBI/BCI Fingerprints
December 9, 2008 - Home Study Visit
January 26, 2009 - Mail updated USCIS I-600A application
June 1, 2009 - Submit final home study to USCIS
June 22, 2009 - Send for FBI clearance
July 3, 2009 - Receive FBI clearances
July 21, 2009 - Apostille entire dossier
July 28, 2009 - Submit final dossier to agency
October 6, 2009 - Dossier finally heads to Embassy
January 25, 2010 - Dossier leaves Embassy, heads to Kaz
March 5, 2010 - Dossier assigned to Ust
July, 2010 - Home study visit, another home study update
August 9, 2010 - Receive LOI
September 14, 2010 - Receive updated home study
September 17, 2010 - Apply for new I-171
September 19, 2010 - Old I-171 Expires
October 27, 2010 - New I-171 received
November 24, 2010 - Leave for Kaz!
November 29, 2010 - Meet Rufina and Sultan
December 21, 2010 - Adoption Day!
December 24, 2010 - Arrive home, begin the wait to return
February 21, 2011 - Gotcha' Day - Rufina and Sultan reunited!
February 25, 2011 - Allie Ruthina and Samuel Sultan home FOREVER

Max's Timeline

June 27, 2007 - Sign HS Contract
July 7, 2007 - Our private beach wedding (07/07/07)
July 15, 2007 - Sign adoption agency contract
July 20, 2007 - Mail I-600A Application
July 30, 2007 - Mail FBI fingerprints
Aug 7, 2007 - Receive FBI clearance
Aug 23, 2007 - USCIS Fingerprints
Sep 13, 2007 - Final HS to USCIS
Sep 25, 2007 - Receive I-171
Oct 20, 2007 - FedEx dossier to agency
Dec 3, 2007 - Dossier arrives at MFA
Unknown - Dossier moves to MOE
April 7, 2008 - Receive region assignment (Ust-Kamenogorsk)
April 11, 2008 - Receive LOI
April 20, 2008 - Arrive in Ust
April 21, 2008 - Meet Makseem
May 12, 2008 - Adopt Zakary Makseem Leggett
May 14, 2008 - Arrive home, first trip complete
June 18, 2008 - Leave Cincinnati, start of Trip 2
June 20, 2008 - We are a family at The Shiny River
June 25, 2008 - Home forever