Adoption Update... Still Waiting

Waiting is torture!  This adoption process has been similar to Liam's in that we've had to hurry up and wait.  So much is out of our control.  With Lilly's adoption, so much depended on our promptness with forms, etc.  I was super fast with forms and we adopted her in record time - 15 months from start to finish.  With Korea, we must wait on their court system.  So, here we are... waiting.

Here's what we do know -

Step #1 EP Submission

We are waiting for our EP Submission - Holt will submit our Case to the Ministry.  They only submit a limited number of cases a month. The length of time fluctuates greatly.  Some couples get the EP submission in 90 days from their DTK (Dossier to Korea). Some wait more like 210 days from DTK.  We have waited 154 days as of today, so I am praying we are close.

Step #2 EP Approval

It will take approximately 30-70 days for the EP to be approved.  Again, a very vague timeframe is given.

Step #3 Submitted to Court

After the EP Approval our case will be submitted to court (about a 2 week timeframe from EP Approval).

Step #4 Notified of Court

Next, we will wait between 30-60 days to be notified for court.

Step #5 Start Packing your bags!

Finally, we will be given our court date, which will likely be 20-30 days after that.  The first trip (which is 7 days long) takes place after that notice. 

Step #6 Go get that baby!

The final trip to get custody is about 4 weeks later.  That trip is a 4 day trip.

To sum it all up - we are praying to get EP Submission as soon as possible!  We are looking at the following timelines if all goes well -

From EP Submission to Court Date (first trip) is anywhere from 3.5 - 7.5 months.  We could go to Korea for our first trip as early as April or as late as August.  We could bring our son home anytime between May and September.  We think a spring trip would be lovely!