Our adoption just got updated to Paperwork Complete Posted about about 4 years ago

All 152 pages of my dossier have made it to India!! Now I just wait for the news that our case has been filed in court. This has been the hardest wait yet; I'm so ready to bring my daughter home!!!

NOC!!! Posted about about 4 years ago

I received a phone call yesterday morning from my agency and they informed me NOC had been issued!!! This means that the Indian government has "No Objection" to the adoption moving forward. The next big step isgetting a court date and then travel!! I'm very hopeful my girl will be in my arms by summer!!!

Our adoption just got updated to Child Identified Posted about over 4 years ago

I'm so incredibly excited to share that I am matched!!! Lord willing, I'll soon be the mom to the most precious little girl. There are still some significant steps in the process (US immigration approval, India NOC committee approval, and court are the big ones!), and there is still a small risk that I may not bring this little one home. But if God sees it fit for me to be this little girl...

Process Update Posted about over 4 years ago

It's been a while since I've posted an update, so I wanted to share what's been happening in the last nine months. After receiving CARA approval in February, my wait for a potential referral officially began. As my agency says, the adoption process timeline is predictably unpredictable. Due to the covid surge in April and a variety of other factors, the referral process for adoption from India ...

CARA and USCIS Approved!! Posted about about 5 years ago

I'm a little behind in providing an update - it's been a busy couple of weeks! After receiving my finalized home study in late November, I submitted the paperwork to get the required government approvals from the US and Indian governments. My adoption agency had shared with me that the wait for approvals to be issued would be unpredictable.I had braced myself for a long wait, so I was quite sur...

Home Study Approved!! Posted about over 5 years ago

Hooray!! My home study has been approved! This is the first major milestone in the international adoption process. My next steps will be to get approval from USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) and CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority, a part of the Indian government). Once I am approved, I'll wait to be matched with my future child! 

Our adoption just got updated to Paperwork In Process Posted about over 5 years ago

I've chosen an adoption agency and will be completing my home study over the next couple months!