Best Case Scenario

Here is the best case scenario as far as timeline goes for Kendi Mae's adoption.

I-600a MAILED: February 27, 2009

HOMESTUDY COMPLETE: April 1, 2009

ACCEPT REFERRAL: April 1, 2009

HOMESTUDY ACCEPTED BY USCIS: April 15, 2009

DOSSIER IN GHANA: April 15, 2009

USCIS FINGERPRINTING: by end of April, 2009

GO TO COURT: by end of May 2009

COURT DECREE ISSUED: mid-June 2009

I-600a APPROVED: mid-June 2009 (although I am going to pull out all the stopps and beg for expedited approval because of KM's health status).

TRAVEL FOR I-600 SUBMISSION: end of June, 2009

HOME WITH KENDI MAY: end of July, 2009

Yes, at this point I am thinking about going for one trip. Not just for Kendi, but for ALL of our HIV+ kids, we are going to request expedited I-600 processing. DHS has indicated in the past that they are able to expedite when in the best interest of the child. So I'm HOPING 5-7 business days for I-600 approval. Then I'm HOPING for a week turnaround for the HIV Waiver process. Then I'm planning on 1.5 to 2 weeks to get the visa, although we'll ask for expedited visa processing for HIV+ kiddos too.

Reality is that if the best case scenario has her coming home at the end of July, I really need to be hoping for her to be home before the OU-TX game (October)! I really do think she'll be home before the holidays, which will be so wonderful.

Anita