Joel and Clarion's Russian Adoption Blog #2: US Citizenship Certificate

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Andrei actually has been a US citizen since we arrived in the states on September 9, but the official certificate arrived a few days ago. Strike a pose, buddy!

Adoption Timeline

9/10/2011 - Home with our boy!
9/6/2011 - Visa appointment at US Embassy in Moscow
9/1/2011 - Left Vlad for Moscow
8/30/2011 - Gotcha Day!
8/20/11 - Clarion returns home
8/19/11 - Court Date
8/13/11 - Depart for Court Trip
7/20/11 - Received Court Date
7/12/11 - Documents Submitted to Court in Vlad
6/27/11 - Remainder of Court Docs Received in Vlad
6/16/11 - Received Clarion's FBI clearance
5/26/11 - IL State Clearances Received
5/23/11 - Psychological Evaluation Appointment
5/17/11 - Clarion re-fingerprinted; Mailed 2nd request for FBI clearance
5/16/11 - Received Joel's FBI clearance; Clarion's prints rejected
5/12/11 - Mailed requests for IL Sate clearances
5/07/11 - Returned from First Trip
5/03/11 - Met our son
4/29/11 - Left for First Trip
4/18/11 - Visas arrived
4/13/11 - Mailed requests for FBI clearances
4/8/11 - Flights booked for First Trip
4/5/11 - Registered in Primorsky Krai
3/18/11 - Sent off application for visas
2/14/11 - Received I-171H Approval
12/22/10 - USCIS Fingerprint Appointment
11/22/10 - Our adopted sons have a baby brother in Russia! Changed course to try and adopt him.
11/19/10 - Mailed I-600A to USCIS
11/15/10 - ICPC Approval of Home Study
10/11/10 - Home study visit complete.
9/2/10 - Signed agreement with World Links
8/23/10 - Received acceptance letter from World Links
8/16/10 - Mailed application to World Links. Also met with LCFS Illinois to discuss home study plans.
8/01/10 - Decided to work with World Links International Adoption Agency
July 2010 - Decided to embark on another adoption journey

Joel and Clarion's Russian Adoption Blog #2

Thursday, October 27, 2011

US Citizenship Certificate

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