DTC!

We got the call from Tiffany at AGCI today that our dossier was back from the Chinese Consulate and was off to China.

We are now "Dossier-To-China," which is a significant milestone in the adoption world.

The dossier should be submitted to the China Center for Adoption Affairs the first part of next week, and then the clock starts for the 12-17 week wait for our Letter of Confirmation.

Keeping in mind that timelines can vary widely, we are on track to travel sometime in late May or June.


Below is the email we got as a f0llow-up to Tiffany's phone call:

Good Afternoon Mark and Molly!

Great news!! I will be express mailing your completed dossier to China today with your original Pre-Approval and my staff in Beijing will be receiving the package by Monday with a hopeful submission date of this coming Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.

As soon as the dossier arrives they will match everything up with the translated documents and immediately submit your dossier to the China Center of Adoption Affairs. Once your dossier is submitted it will be approximately 12-17 weeks for your Letter of Seeking Confirmation (LOC) and then your Travel Approval (TA) will be here 1-4 weeks later, and then you will leave about 2-3 weeks later.

While you are waiting for your LOC I will be touching base monthly while you wait and sending out emails with updates and current timeframes when I get packages from China. You also should have received a travel packet by now so feel free to call me with any questions you have about that! Keep in mind that holidays, paperwork problems, etc could cause this timeframe to extend, this is just an estimate.

I will be in touch once I receive word that your file was officially submitted. This can take up to week for me to get from our staff. If you have any questions in the mean time, please let me know! Have a blessed rest of your week!

With Joy,

Tiffany

Tiffany Williams
All God's Children International China
Special Needs Case Manager