My World Book: TeePee

Rwanda Adoption Process

April 27- Received approval from Children of All Nations to adopt from Rwanda.
July 14- Finished Home Study and it was sent to Children of All Nations. They forwarded it to the Rwandan Embassy in D.C.
July 14- Sent out our I-600a application (or Orphans Petition Form) to the USCIS (U.S. Cizenship and Immigration Services)
August 7- Our Dossier is finished and sent to Rwanda. Then it will be translated into French and given to the Ministry for approval.
September 4- got back our USCIS form (the I-600a form). It was filed on July 14 and completed on 8/26. That is very quickly. It can take up to 3 months. We now are approved from the United States to adopt.
January 5 - Received approval letter as well as photo of our daughter. YIPPEE!!
March 7 - depart for Rwanda to pick up Zoe
March 8 - Court date for Zoe in Rwanda
March 10 - Zoe's 2nd birthday. We actually met Zoe today! We also went to court as our court date was cancelled on March 8th.
March 11- Went back to court and got our approval. Zoe is now officially part of our family!