Welcome to the Referral phase of the adoption process! Your dossier was hand delivered to the China Center of Adoption Affairs on July 27, 2009. This email contains helpful information regarding what to expect during this phase.
Now that your dossier has been received by the CCAA, it will soon be registered and you will be given a Log-in-Date (LID). Your LID is the date your dossier was registered with the CCAA.
Please note that dossiers are typically registered with the CCAA within 30 days after they are received in China, however, we won’t receive your log in date from the CCAA immediately. It may take up to eight weeks for the CCAA to send us confirmation of your registration date. We will notify you via email the day we receive confirmation of your LID from the CCAA. From that point on, you can chart the movement of your dossier by following your LID month in our Places Everyone email. The Places Everyone email will be sent to you on the 15th of every month.
This can be the most challenging period that you will experience, because after all that you have accomplished, you must now simply wait for your referral. But remember, this experience is what you decide to make of it, so think positive! To help occupy your time, we encourage families to learn about the Chinese culture, language and history. Many families decide to start a journal to document their adoption journey. You can also take this time to plan for your child’s future, and to consider the many decisions that parenthood will present.
I still can't believe it! We are on our way to becoming parents : )
Chinese Word of the Day
怒火
nùhuǒ
/ (n) rage; fury /
4 comments:
Congratulations!!
Diana
Yeah great news.
Thanks- I still can't believe it. When does it sink in and how long before I start pulling my hair out waiting for the referral? LOL
Wow, congratulations on sending the dossier to China. That's huge!
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