The First Trimester

12/27/04 to 4/4/05

assemble paperwork

Select Home-study agency 1/1/05

Initial Paperwork to Bethany

1/18/05

Home-study Visits

1/24/05

1/27/05

2/4/05

Paperwork to INS

2/16/05

logged into system 2/25/05

Select & contact adoption agency 2/14/05

Arrival of AIA Dossier Packet  2/18/05

Home-study Draft Written

2/28/05

Home-study Draft Revised

3/16/05

Notarize Initial Dossier

3/17/05

Home-study Approved

3/18/05

Home-study Received

3/30/05

Home-study Sent to BCIS

3/31/05

Dossier Sent to be Apostilled 

3/31/05

Apostilled Dossier Received 

4/2/05

Apostilled Dossier Sent to AIA

 4/4/05