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May 2018 - Called to adoption
June 2018 - Researched agencies/country programs
July 3, 2018 - Submitted adoption application
July 9, 2018 - Accepted application and U.S. Processing Fee #1 paid
July 17, 2018 - Welcome call with Holt - Korea program
July 17, 2018 - Selected Home Study agency (non-branch)
July 26, 2018 - First Home Study agency meeting
September 13, 2018 - First in-home Home Study agency meeting
September 18, 2018 - Notified that Home Study agency (non-branch) is eliminating international adoption program (ugh!)
September 19-20, 2018 - Adoptive parent and transracial parenting training
October 3, 2018 - Second in-home Home Study agency meeting
October 9, 2018 - Third (final) in-home Home Study agency meeting
October 25, 2018 - Home Study written, approved (by us), and submitted to Holt
December 20, 2018 - Home Study accepted!!
December 21, 2018 - U.S. Processing Fee #2 and extra photos mailed
December 28, 2018 - Mailed home study to state of Wisconsin
January 5, 2019 - Received approval from the state of Wisconsin
January 7, 2019 - Applied for I-600A with the USCIS - U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
January 11, 2019 - Officially a waiting family!! (Home study sent to Korea)
February 1, 2019 - USCIS biometrics appointment
February 20, 2019 - I-600A approval date
July 30, 2019 - Referral Day!!! Our first time seeing Brooks!
July 31-August 2, 2019 - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin medical review
August 3, 2019 - Acceptance packet submitted
August 9, 2019 - Submitted dossier to placing agency for review
August 30, 2019 - Dossier approved and sent to Korea!!
August - September 2019 - Home study update process begins
October 11, 2019 - Home study update visit
December 20, 2019 - Brooks' 1st Birthday!
February 5, 2020 - Fingerprint update submitted
February 14, 2020 - Received fingerprint renewal
April 24, 2020 - Statement of Adoption
May 18, 2020 - EP Submission!
June 15, 2020 - Received Brooks' legal documents
June 16, 2020 - Applied for USCIS I-600
June 19, 2020 - HSU #2 received
June 20, 2020 - Filed I-600a extension with USCIS
July 24, 2020 - EP Approval!
July 30, 2020 - i600A extension approval
August 9, 2020 - Received Brooks' Korean passport
August 11, 2020 - Court submission!
September 21, 2020 - Notified of court date
October 8, 2020 - Leave for South Korea
October 9, 2020 - Enter quarantine
October 23, 2020 - Exit quarantine
October 27, 2020 - First meeting with Brooks
October 29, 2020 - Second meeting with Brooks
October 30, 2020 - Court hearing!

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