Monday 14 January 2008

SN application progress

I got the copy of the letter our LA are going to send to the DFES today. It looks good to me, and so now me and Mr Messy have given it the OK, it should be sent off to the DFES pretty soon. I've got our personal application letter (in Chinese) printed off and ready to send to the DFES tomorrow too. Once the DFES have both our letter and our LA's letter, I'm hoping they don't hang about and get them all sent to the CCAA soon :-) I'm not sure how long it will take for the CCAA to confirm/deny that we will be able to move to the SN expedited queue, but I'm hoping it won't be too long :-)

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

*happy dance*

:D

LMS
xxx

Anonymous said...

After BLAS submitted our extra paperwork to the CCAA. We got confirmation about 5-6 weeks later. I didnt hassle them and just send a very polite email every 2-3 weeks ( 2 in total) asking if they had heard anything:), before we got confirmation. So I hope to hear that bottle of bubbly being opened in a few weeks:)
Love S

Janet said...

Hi S,
Thanks for that info, I think I can cope with that sort of timescale :-)
Take care
Love
Janet
xxx

Anonymous said...

Scary thing they also peeked at our file and said there were no problems which was reassuring! We have been reviewed and it was totally painless!

Hope your timescale is as quick as well. The CCAA are normally good at making decisions. Are you going to DHL the paperwork to the CCAA?

Janet said...

I'm going to talk to DFES tomorrow and check what they want to do about notarising the letters - another UK family says they didn't notarise, but DFES are saying they think we might have to!! And while I'm talking to them I'll tell them I want to DHL the letters over to the CCAA, it was great KNOWING they had arrived and even who had signed for them!!
Love
Janet

Anonymous said...

I only notarised copies of certificates and passports of T's parents and his birth certificate. I didnt get any of the letters notarised.

Email BLAS and ask for their advice. Ask them to let you know urgently! You may get a response in time!

There is no harm notarising, if they are unsure. Its just the hassle of getting it done and money. We paid £50 for the additonal documents its much cheaper than the original bundle and you can go to any notary:)
S

Janet said...

Hi S,
Fab idea - I've just emailed BLAS to ask them :-) I'm hoping they get back to me quickly, but at the speed DFES work it won't make too much difference in the timescales if they take a while lol.
Thanks again - you're a star :-)
Love
Janet
xxx


OUR ETHIOPIAN ADOPTION TIMELINE


25th May 2009 - See New Child again & Court Date

23rd May 2009 - Fly back to Ethiopia

26th March 2009 - Fly to Ethiopia :-)

3rd March 2009 - Dossier Arrived at Orphanage

26th February 2009 - Dossier sent to Ethiopia

22nd December 2008 - Dossier back at DCSF

28th November 2008 - Certificate of Eligibility ISSUED

6th October 2008 - PASSED Approval Panel

7th July 2008 - Homestudy Update Started

28th Feb 2008 - Told LA we wished to change country

OUR CHINA ADOPTION TIMELINE

Formally withdrew from the China Adoption Programme 17th July 2008

LID (Logged in Date) with CCAA 16th August 2007

Documents to China 10th August 2007

Passed Approval Panel 5th March 2007

Homestudy started 6th June 2006

First Contact with our LA 1st Jan 2006