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Countdown Stats

LOI (Letter of Intent to Adopt): 3/30/11

I800A sent (a USCIS-immigration- form): 4/4/11

PA (Chinese preapproval pending acceptable dossier): 4/8/11

I-797C (a USCIS form): 4/8/11

Fingerprinting for FBI: 4/9/11

Fingerprinting for USCIS: 5/10/11

I797 (a USCIS form): 6/6/11

LID (Log in Date at China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption): 7/8/11

LOA (Letter of Acceptance): 7/25/11

I800, 864w, ds230 (more USCIS forms) sent: 7/25/11

I800 approved: 8/5/11

NVC (national visa center) letter: 8/18/11

Article 5 (approval of paperwork by US Consulate in Guangzhou): 8/24/11

TA (travel approval):handed to us at Civil Affairs Office on Adoption Day

CA (consulate appointment): 9/28/11

Wynn's 14th birthday: 9/30/11