Sent Homestudy Application Fee $50
Sent USCIS Application $830
February 8th
Social worker sent request for child abuse clearances
February 11th
Sent request for certified marriage licenses to Denver clerk and recorder $9/$17
February 13th
Local background checks done $0
State and FBI background check fingerprints - Angie $85
Certified deed for house received $0
February 14th
Sent application package to CSS $200/$7.25
State and FBI background check fingerprints - Curt $85
Registered for online courses $200
Sent HSR questionairre to social worker $0
Completed Conspicuous families course
February 15th
Fire safety inspection complete $0
Completed Let's Talk Adoption course
February 17th
Completed Medical Issues in International Adoption Course
February 18th
Sent payment for homestudy $950
Drew and Jonny sent personal references
February 19th
Sent certified marriage licenses to CO Secretary of State $6/$17
Homestudy medicals complete
Hep A and Hep B vaccinations
Teresa sent personal reference
Donna sent personal reference
Janet sent personal reference
Received Angie's notarized employment verification
February 20th
Applied for Josh's passport $100
February 21st
Received Curt's notarized employment verification
Received official acceptance package from CSS
February 23rd
First visit with SW - Received for Angie Ohio and FBI clearances, references from Donna and Drew. Received for Curt Ohio clearance, references from Janet and Drew.
Received notarized copy of SW license.
February 24th
Signed up for training certificate $30
February 25th
Received apostilled marriage licenses
Sent Curt's employment letter for apostille $40/$18.08
We found out that the State of CA typically takes 4-6 weeks to apostille and return a document. Boo.
February 26th
Sent Angie's employment letter for apostille $20/$16.38
February 27th
FedEx'd a copy of Curt's employment letter to him $9.04. Since he's in CA anyway, Curt will hand carry his employment verification to the Secretary of State regional office to have it apostilled.
February 29th
Discovered that Curt's employment letter was incorrectly notarized. She just stamped and signed it with no text stating what she was attesting. So....no apostille for that document and we get to start over. Need to look into private courier companies to expedite the process.
March 1
HS Visit with SW - safety audit and Angie's interview. Received Curt's FBI clearance, reference letter from Jon and Darren. Need to have Jon resubmit for me only. Still need reference from Jason, resubmitted reference from Jon, and our training certificates for our upcoming classes. Other than that we're down to the child abuse clearance. SW advised us that she would try to get a draft of our HS to us late next week. Then we'll only be waiting for the final documentation and we're done. Fingers crossed.
March 2
Received fingerprinting invitation
Sent request to change Curt's fingerprinting invitation to another day
Sent SW license copy to Warren County for certification $18
March 4
Sent Curt's employment verification to a notary service in CA for expedited service $185/$18.08
March 5
Received Josh's passport
March 8
Received partial draft homestudy
Reviewed, edited and returned partial draft homestudy to social worker
March 9
Completed Eyes Wide Open online training
March 10
Received SW license back from Warren County with certification of notary
March 12
Angie fingerprinted for USCIS $4 parking
Received full draft HS. Edited and returned.
March 13
Received complete draft HS
Curt fingerprinted for USCIS $4 parking
March 14
Received Curt's apostilled employment verification
Corrected error in financial section of HS. Edits confirmed and draft complete.
Most Dossier paperwork notarized
Draft HS sent to agency for review
March 17
Most Dossier paperwork County Clerk certified $14
16 documents sent to Secretary of State for apostille $80/$11.28
March 19
Received 16 apostilled documents from Secretary of State! Amazing!
Received HS comments from CSS
March 20
Received confirmation from SW that HS will be revised and notarized next week - pending receipt of child abuse clearance. She heard from the central registry that she should receive the clearance next week.
March 31
Received 4 notarized homestudies, letter of good standing and SW post placement agreement. Went to Warren County for notary certification (as listed on notarized documents) but notary is actually registered in Butler County. Went to Butler County and got all documents certified. Post placement agreement says Warren county but is certified from Butler county. Have SW working now on a replacement. $8 Butler County
April 1
FedEx'd letter of good standing to Hamilton County Clerk of Courts $1/$6.18/$6.18
FedEx'd HS to USCIS $6.18
Remaining 4 documents apostilled $20
FedEx'd Dossier to CSS $1000/$7.25
April 2
Dossier received by CSS
April 4
Received notarized medicals
Received additional forms for St. Petersburg
Notarized and County Clerk certified additional forms for St. Petersburg
April 7
Received notarized physician's license from doctor
Additional paperwork for St. Petersburg and medicals/license apostilled and sent to CSS $60/$10
April 9
Dossier paperwork for St. Petersburg received by CSS (also medicals/license)
April 16
Dossier to Moscow with Carol from CSS.
April 24
Received I-171 (22 days total!)
April 29
I-171 notarized
April 30
I-171 county certified $2
Curt fingerprinted for FBI
May 1
Fingerprints sent to FBI
I-171 sent for apostille
May 20
Confirmed that Dossier is complete and translated in Moscow.
June 23
Received referral for 10 month old girl in Kaluga
Children's Hospital IA Assessment $350
June 25
Airfare (miles + taxes) $290.56
Paris Hotel $250.00
Moscow Hotel $546
June 28
Certification of FBI Clearance $2
Apostille FBI Clearance $10
Fedex FBI Clearance to Sec of State $6.18
Fedex FBI Clearance - Return to us $6.18
Visa Photos $12.95 (discounted)
Visa Application $400
June 30
FedEx Visa application and return ($16.38)
July 2
CSS Fee $3000
July 12-19
First trip to meet her
July 21st
Notarize, certify and apostille POA and Petition to Adopt ($10/$16)
July 28
CSS Fee $16,500
Paperwork received in Moscow
August 11
Paperwork filed in Kaluga
Sept
Visas for court trip $300/$16
Airfare $5712
Oct 12-16 Court Trip
Hotel
Food
Driver $160 and 8000 rubles
Translator $320
Oct 25-Nov 10 Pickup Trip
Visas $400
