Adoption Status

Waiting, waiting, and more waiting. When we started this process we were told from the time our dossier was logged in at the CCAA (China Center for Adoption Affairs) it would be 6-8 months until we received our referral. So that would have meant any time between 2 weeks ago and mid December. However, since about October 2005, there has been a continual slowdown. At this point the wait is about 15 months. There is constant talk in the China adoption community about whether the wait will speed up or continue to get longer. There are agencies all over the world that are on both sides. At this point we are not even out of the "Review Room" (this is where they review our dossier). They have finish reviewing up to the end of January 2006. It is to my understanding though, that 2 months are in the review room at one time. They have matched parent dossiers with baby dossier (referrals) for those who are logged in on and before August 25, 2005. They send out referrals about once every month, give or take a few days. There has been speculation about why the wait is taking so long, but no one knows for sure. So we will continue to wait.