1. Photos
*6 reflect family life
*1 of us together
*1 of Randy
*1 of Me
*6-8 of the interior and exterior of our home
2. Passport Photos
3. Letter of Intent to Adopt
4. Dossier Family Profile Summary Form
5. Police Clearances
6. Marriage Certificate
7. Birth Certificates of Applicants
8. Home study
9. Health Examination
10. Physical Assessment
11. Psychological Assessment
12. Employment Letter
13. Financial Statement
17. Taxes (most recent 1040 federal tax form)
18. Bank Statement
19. Copy of CIS Approval, or I171H
20. Photocopies of Passports
21. Resume
22. Reference Declarations
23. Post-Adoption Agreement
24. Guardianship Designation
25. Guardianship Statement
Below is what I have completed so far (they aren’t notarized, but we will do almost all the notarizing at one time):
1. Photos
*6 reflect family life
*1 of us together
*1 of Randy
*1 of Me
*6-8 of the interior and exterior of our home
2. Passport Photos
3. Letter of Intent to Adopt
4. Dossier Family Profile Summary Form
5. Police Clearances
6. Marriage Certificate
7. Birth Certificates of Applicants
8. Home study
9. Health Examination-scheduled for Nov. 19th
10. Physical Assessment-scheduled for Nov. 19th
11. Psychological Assessment-scheduled for Nov. 19th
12. Employment Letter
13. Financial Statement
17. Taxes (most recent 1040 federal tax form)
18. Bank Statement/Bank Letter
19. Copy of CIS Approval, or I171H
20. Photocopies of Passports
21. Resume
22. Reference Declarations-still missing 1:4
23. Post-Adoption Agreement
24. Guardianship Designation
25. Guardianship Statement
We also received the packet for our Homestudy. Below is the checklist and our progress on it.
Initial Packet for Fingerprinting/Background Check:
1. Fingerprinted at local police department
2. Signed Information Release Waivers
3. $49 check
Second Homestudy Packet:
1. Personal Data Information (these are long answer questions for the social worker)
2. Financial Statement
3. Medical Reports-scheduled for Nov. 19
4. Directions and map to our home
5. Statement of Insurance
6. Authorization for Release of Information-Employment Verification release
7. I600A form
8. Parents in Process Adoption Preparation Classes-scheduled for Dec. 6-7
A lot of these items just need to be notarized, we are waiting on someone to return them from us, or are waiting on our appointment times. With the holidays creeping up on us I am very concerned we won’t get our homestudy done before Christmas like we had hoped, but who knows.
To our understanding the I600A and the PIP Classes don’t have to be completed in order to do our actual homestudy where the social worker visits our home. So there is still hope we can have the social worker visit before the end of the year.
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