Willhoite Family: 1st Day Fishing in Dad's Boat

Kelsey finally got to experience a ride on dad's boat and a day on the river. How fast do you think dad had to be going?

Our Adoption Timeline

1/2/07-Date requested Application from Holt

2/23/07-Holt received application and it will be sent to the Korea program.

2/28/07-Mail in I-600A application

3/7/07-Received Rusty's background check by the Administrative Office of the Courts

3/8/07-Received Rusty & Kim's background check by the Kentucky State Police

3/26/07-Go to Louisville for fingerprinting for background check

4/30/07-Notified by Mary Kendall the final homestudy was being sent to USCIS and Holt.

5/1/07-Final draft of homestudy sent to us by Mary Kendall

5/11/07-Home study sent to Holt Korea

5/19/07-Attend Adopt! Inc. conference in Lexington

6/19/07-Received final approval from USCIS

5/15/08-Received referral

5/23/08-Sign, notarize, and overnight acceptance packet to Holt USA

6/2/08-Acceptance packet mailed to Holt Korea

6/11/08-Legals arrived and I-600 was completed and mailed to the Louisville USCIS office

6/25/08-I600 approval

7/7/08-EP applied for and awaiting approval!!

7/9/08-logged out of NVC and paperwork forwarded to Korea

7/14/08-P3 sent

7/25/08-EP approved

8/8/08-P3 returned

8/11/08-Visa Interview (VI)

8/12/08-Visa issued and Travel Call

8/17/08-left for Korea

8/20/08-1st meeting with Kelsey

8/21/08-Gotcha Day

8/22/08-Kelsey came home!

4/13/09-court date

Willhoite Family