ETHIOPIA PAPERWORK PROCESSING
X Application to AAI
X Assemble Dossier and return to AAI
X File I600A with BCIS
x Fingerprints
X Complete homestudy- send to AAI and BCIS
X Paperwork authenticated in Washington DC
X Dossier to Ethiopia
X Dossier translated
X Child identified (can happen anytime in process til this point)
X Acceptance papers sent to AAI
X Dossier approved by Children’s Commission in Ethiopia
X Orphanage prepares documents for court
X Paperwork sent to court, then a few weeks later…
X Court date assigned, then a few weeks later…
x Court date!!!!! Then a few days later…
X Court produces decrees
X Decrees translated
X Apply for new birth certificates
X Apply for passports (only a few/ wk, only on certain days)
X Visa Med. checkup and 2nd HIV test
X Obtain letter from Children’s Commission (takes a few days)
X If parents are traveling, travel permission given &
X Visa issued (takes 2 weeks-can be done while parents are in Ethiopia)
X Child HOME!!!!!!!
