Vietnam Timeline

I think the #1 question everyone has asked us is "how long". Well, here's your answer....

- September 28: Application submitted to Children's Hope International (CHI).
- approved in 2 weeks

- After approval, 2-4 months - Home Study and Immigration paperwork process

- Dossier **pronounced dosea*** (paperwork, application, immigration paperwork, fingerprints, etc.) go to Vietnam.

- Waiting period 4-5 months (for a boy) after Dossier arrives in Vietnam. We will be contacted within that time frame when our baby is identified - also known as a referral.

- After we receive our referral, we travel to Vietnam in 4-5 months.

- We will spend 14-18 days in Vietnam. While there, we stand before a judge, with the baby, to get Vietnam's blessing. After that, we spend our days bonding with our baby, site seeing, meeting other families and learning as much about the Vietnam culture as possible.

- When we travel back home, the baby is automatically a US citizen.

In summary, the longest this process will take is 14 months. The shortest is 10 months! All in all, this time next year, we'll either be packing or unpacking.