Adoption timeline

Our adoption journey:

• Dec 2011 – contacted adoption agency 
• Jan – March 2012– submitted application and all supporting documents
• April 2012 – joined the India program
• August 2012 – attended adoption classes
• September 2012 – our home study process begins
• December 2013 – prepared our dossier documents
• Jan 2013 – received our home study and I-800A approval
• March 6^th, 2013 – our little Angel is born in Bangalore, India
• May 2013 – moved to new adoption agency as the India program at the old agency was closed
• July 2013 – Transferred to new adoption agency
• July 2013 – updated our dossier and submitted it to agency
• October 2013 – Got registered in CARA database
• March 22^nd 2014 – news of a possible referral
• March 31^st 2014 – received referral for baby Anjali
• April 2^nd 2014 – Accepted referral
• June 13^th 2014 – SARA committee approval
• June 2014 – met with social worker for home study update
• July 2014 – submitted I-800 and I-800A renewal paperwork
• July 24th, 2014 – I-800A extension and I-800 provisional approval 
• July 30^th, 2014 – submitted DS-260 to USCIC
• August 1^st, 2014 – Article 5 letter sent to CARA
• August 7^th, 2014 – NOC from CARA
• Sept 11^th, 2014 – 1^st court hearing
• October 6^th, 2014 – 2^nd court hearing
• October 7^th, 2014 – 3^rd court hearing                                         
• October 13^th, 2014 – 4^th court hearing
• October 18^th, 2014 – Verbal approvals. Anjali is ours!!! J
• November 6^th 2014 – Official court order is received by our caseworker!
• December 22^nd 2014 – Got our travel dates
• Jan 5^th, 2015 – Super happy Janardhan family boarded plane to India
• Jan 16^th 2015 – Met our sweet Anjali and became a family of four!