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The Niemitz Adventures in Adopting
The Journey of our adoptions from Ethiopia.
Adoption #2
How Old?
Court-Cam's Adoption
Referral-Cam's Adoption
Adoption #1 Time Line
- 10/22/09- WAITLIST!!!!
- 10/9/09-Received Immigration Approval!!
- 10/2/09- Gladney Approved!
- 9/1/09-homestudy appt.
- 7/24/09-received FBI clearance
- 7/18/09-final documents mailed for our application.
- 7/17/09-dr's appts. Medical paperwork
- 7/11/09-Application mailed to adoption agency, working on dossier documents.
- 7/10/09-FBI fingerprints taken & mailed
- 7/7/09-receive official application
- 7/1/09- request application
- 6/30/09- Phone Orientation
- 6/22/09- Fingerprinting Appointment
- 5/22/09-Mailed I600A to USCIS
- 5/10/09- Sent initial fact sheet to Gladney
- Brenda
- NOLA
- We hope all our family,friends,and supporters can follow along with our adoption journey. We brought our precious son home in Nov 2010, and we are in the process to adopt #2!!!!!!
WHY ETHIOPIA?
One in ten children die before their first birthday -One in six children die before their fifth birthday -44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old -Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school. Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000. Ethiopia has approx. 4.3 million orphans and the country is twice the size of Texas. Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa.