God's Speed - Dossier!

A week ago last Wednesday our final document came from the Houston Consulate. I got home around 3:00 and there was a postal slip on the front door. They will not leave it without a signature. Our mail usually comes around 2:30, so I grabbed the slip and raced around the neighborhood hoping our postlady was still there. God answers even crazy, highspeed prayers! I got the packet from her and raced home to get everything together to send to Colorado the next day. I was leaving the next morning for a meeting in Dallas. We took the last 4 "group" pictures we needed that Wednesday night, so I got them developed Thursday morning and everything was complete! What a huge relief!

I picked my mom up at the airport in Dallas and we went straight to the Post Office to overnight the dossier to our agency in Colorado. On Friday we got this...

Greg & Casey,

Congratulations! Your dossier has arrived at our office! J

Your dossier will now go through the following steps:
Check-in: Your dossier package is checked to ensure all necessary dossier items are present. If your package is missing any item(s), we will let you know. If all dossier items are present, we will begin the review of your dossier! Please do not be alarmed if your fees are not checked-in immediately; they are handed to the Accounting Department and are processed on a different timeline than the rest of your dossier.

Critical Review and Translation: Your dossier will be here for 9-11 business days if it is complete and problem-free. During the critical review process, your dossier is looked through another 3 full times for any mistakes or errors. This review includes a careful inspection of the document in terms of content and format, possible translation problems, and dates. A thorough check of the notarization, certification, and authentication pages are also made at this time just to make sure all is in perfect order. We will notify you once this step is complete.

**PLEASE NOTE: Precedence for review is given to complete dossiers so that we can get them off to China as soon as possible. Incomplete dossiers may be reviewed within this timeframe, however it cannot be guaranteed. The 9-11 business day timeline for critical review and translation begins once your dossier is completed.

Once your dossier is complete and the critical review is finished, a summary translation of your dossier is completed, making sure the most important information is easy to locate when your dossier is received by the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) in China. This also helps decrease the chance this important information is mis-interpreted during the full translation of your dossier in China.

Binding: Your dossier is bound together in a very professional red folder, with photos being mounted and documents carefully lined up and ordered according to the CCAA’s preference.

Mailing: Lastly, your dossier will be carefully packaged and sent to China via international express mail!

Remember, we are as anxious as you are to get your dossier to China and will keep you posted every step of the way!