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06/24/05 Attended World Partners Adoption Information Seminar in Atlanta, GA
08/01/05 Filed I600-A form in NC
08/11/05 Submitted Application to WPA
  Started Home study
09/12/05 Signed Contract with WPA
09/24/05 Fingerprinted by the FBI
09/30/05 Home study complete
10/22/05 Received approved 171-H form (US has approved us to adopt internationally!)
10/25/05 Dossier complete and sent to Kazakhstan for translation!
10/26/05 Kazakhstan confirmed receipt of Cable 37
  Thank you to Christie, Jenny, Craig, John, Amy, Dr. Flescher, Marianne, and Mary for helping us to complete our dossier and move into the next phase of our adoption journey.
11/30/05 Dossier translated and sent to Kazakhstan Embassy in NY
01/30/06 Dossier released from Kazakhstan Embassy in NY and sent to Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the final step before referral).
04/27/06 Received Referral
05/04/06 Accepted Referral
05/15/06 Received Travel Dates
05/23/06 Depart for Almaty, Kazakhstan
05/26/06 Meet Izaak in Uralsk, Kazakhstan
06/09/06 Pre-court
06/13/06 Court
06/14/06 Gotcha Day
06/16/06 Fly to Almaty
06/19/06 Izaak's Medical Evaluation
06/20/06 Interview with US Embassy
06/22/06 Home with Izaak