Order of Events to come

For all those wondering, there are still several steps to be taken before we can actually get on the waiting list in Russia. The Home Study is the most important right now. Everything else is dependent on that, which is why I'm so anxious to get it done...

Once that is complete, and we have a final report in our hands, we will be able to file an application with the federal government called the i600A (Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition), which will then be used for another federal application that I won't get into. My understanding is the Russian government will need that one.

So, (a) home study gets completed, (b) file i600A with government. (c)Finish collecting all the Dossier requirements (almost done) and (d) file the other government application. Of course there's the waiting for the government to respond and that could take a while too. (Praying that it won't). (e)Then I have to send everything to the state to get it Apostilled, which means they check all the notaries that were used. Once they approve it all, (f) it all goes to our Agency in Virginia. They review it to make sure everything is correct and then (g) send it to Russia to be translated and registered.

That's the highlight version, and it's according to my understanding at the moment. Hope it helps! (Anyone out there who knows more about this process is free to comment!)