ETZC Home Our Adoption • News • Goals • Agency • Process • Referral • Trip Itinerary • Picture Gallery Adoption Info Raising Daughter Info China Info Our Process Most of the tasks required to adopt a child from China to a San Francisco bay area family are itemized below. Though the adoption process is complex, the tasks below are in the general order in which they will be performed. Our current status on each item is displayed, where green means active, yellow means on hold and red means declined or not started. TASK STATUS BAAS Orientation Completed 10/27/2003 Submit Application to BAAS Completed 10/28/2003 BAAS Pre-Adopt Class Completed 12/06/2003 Submit Family Description to BAAS Completed 12/06/2003 Live Scan completed - Calif DOJ Fingerprint Clearance and Child Abuse Index Check Cleared 12/22/2003 BAAS Older Child Class Not Applicable Perform Medical Physical Completed 1/20/2004 Complete & Gather Documents:     BAAS Adoption Services Agreement Completed 12/11/2003   BCIS form I-600A - orphan petition Completed 12/10/2003   BCIS form I-600 - orphan as immediate relative Not Started   Birth Certificates Completed 12/23/2003   Certification of Identity Completed 12/09/2003   Employment Verification Completed 12/10/2003   Family Brief document Completed 1/27/2004   Financial and Tax Documents Completed 12/16/2003   Form WR-636 Completed 12/09/2003   Health Insurance Letter Completed 12/22/2003   Marriage Certificate Completed 12/21/2003   Medical Reports Completed 02/17/2004   Reference Letters from doctor/therapist - additional Completed 02/09/2004   Reference Letters for adoptive parents (4) Completed 03/08/2004   Reference Letter from our son's teacher Completed 02/17/2004 Pre-Homestudy visit - additional Completed 12/30/2003 Perform Homestudy - at least 4 visits Completed 02/21/2004 Overseas Program Counseling Interview/Visit Completed 05/13/2004 Letter of Introduction sent to Overseas Program Not Applicable Letter of Introduction reply received Not Applicable Completed Homestudy Packet received Completed 04/05/2004 Submit I-600A and documentation to BCIS Completed 02/09/2004 Federal Fingerprint Clearance Completed 04/27/2004 BCIS approval received Completed 04/27/2004 - Yes!!!! Dossier compiled Completed 05/25/2004 Dossier certified Completed 05/25/2004 Dossier authenticated Completed 05/28/2004 Submit Dossier to Chinese government Completed 06/18/2004 - Yes!!!! Add daughter to Will & Testament In-Process U.S. Passport Photos Completed 01/24/2004 U.S. Passports Completed 02/27/2004 Child Referral received for Fu Aì Jun Completed 12/17/2004 - Yes!!!! Child Referral accepted Completed 12/19/2004 Immunized Completed 12/17/2004 Announced her name: Renée Aì Jun Chester Completed 12/20/2004 Obtain Travel Visa Completed 01/25/2005 Submit I-600 to BCIS Not Started Travel to China to bring daughter home In-Process Obtain daughter's Passport, Exit Visa and Immigration Visa Not Started Daughter's overseas Medical Exam completed Not Started Bring daughter home - U.S. citizen upon entry into U.S. Not Started Our Daughter is Home!!! Daughter's Medical Screening - recommended Not Started Daughter's Dental Visit - recommended Not Started Daughter's Developmental Screening - recommended Not Started Post-Placement Visit - 1 of 4 @ 3 months Not Started Complete & Gather Documents:     BAAS Alumni Program Information Not Started   BAAS Placement Agreement Not Started   Final BAAS "alumni" documentation Not Started   Office of Vital Records form VS-108 & VS-108A Not Started   Petition to Establish Record of Birth Not Started   Petition for Change of Name Not Started   BCIS form N600 Not Started Translate daughter's Certificate of Adoption and/or Birth Certificate to English Not Started Hearing of VS-108 in Probate Court Not Started Register Foreign Birth with State of California Not Started Obtain daughter's California Birth Certificates Not Started Daughter's U.S. Passport Photos Not Started Daughter's U.S. Passport Not Started Daughter's Social Security Card Not Started Re-Adopt daughter Not Started Submit N600 to BCIS - citizenship Not Started Post-Placement Visit - 2 of 4 @ 6 months Not Started Post-Placement Visit - 3 of 4 @ 1 year Not Started Post-Placement Visit - 4 of 4 @ 2 years Not Started

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