Since I still have no news to share, I thought I would do an update post with the adoption lingo for all who are not familiar with the related to international adoption terms. My lingo list will be specific to Ch*na.
Dossier: The compilation of official documents about the prospective adoption family. This includes birth & marriage certificates, medical exams, police back ground checks, employment letters, tax returns. All items in the dossier have to be notarized, certified by the secretary of state you live in, certified by the US secretary of state and authenticated by the Ch*nese embassy.
CCAI: Chinese Children Adoption International, this is the agency we used. They are located in Centennial Colorado.
DTC: Dossier to China, this the date that your agency sends your dossier to China. Ours was sent on 5/23/2006
LID: Log In Date, this is the date that the Ch*na Center for Adoption Affairs records the acceptance of your dossier. Ours is 5/30/2006!
NSN: Non Special Need, this is the program that refers children with no known special needs. We are logged in for NSN.
SN: Special Need, this is the program that refers children with a specified special need.
Referral: this is the package of information that contains your child's photo, medical and personal information.
TA: Travel Approval, this is the approval Ch*na issues after you have accepted your referral
CA: Consulate Appointment, this is the swearing in ceremony at the US Consulate in Ch*na
I will add as I think of more, hopefully this will help clarify some of the terms as we progress.
1 comment:
I love the new look of your blog and hope you hear some good news soon. We are so excited for you guys!
Hugs,
Jonni
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