Timeline

Timeline

• 8-13 Decided to Adopt
• 9-25-13 Found an Agency
• 2-15-13 Notified by Chrysalis House we could submit a dossier
• 6-24-13 Home Study complete
• 7-31-13 Dossier complete
• 9-9-13 Dossier sent to ICAB
• 11-6-13 More information requested
• 12-6-13 More information received by ICAB
• 3-20-14 Approval by ICAB (1-2 months)
• 9-10-14 Time to renew the I-800a and Home Study
• 11-10-15 Time to renew the I-800a and Home Study
• 12-1-15 Referral received (2-3 years)
• 1-20-16 Placement Authority received from ICAB (about 1 month)
• 2-9-16 Provisional I-800 approval (about 3 weeks)
• 7-18-16 Medical clearances complete
• 8-5-16 Visa arrived at ICAB
• 8-10-16 Travel Notices arrive (about 3-4 months from I-800 approval)
• 8-22-16 Travel to the Philippines (about a month after receiving notices)
• 9-3-16 Arrive home (10-14 days of travel)