 | Submit application and application fee to adoption
agency to start the process. |
| Receive and complete I-600A form (Petition to Adopt)
from INS. |
| Obtain 2 certified birth certificates from the state
in which you were born. |
| Obtain 2 marriage certificates. |
| Send the I-600A, birth and marriage certificates,
fingerprints, note that homestudy will follow, and fees to local INS
office. |
| Send state criminal check releases, sets of
fingerprints, plus fee to Oregon state police. |
| Read, sign, and return Adoption and Family Services
Agreements along with homestudy/postplacement fees. |
| Send a small collection of photos for dossier. |
| Collect the following for the homestudy process,
which will eventually go into your dossier:
 | Birth certificates |
| Marriage certificates |
| Employment letters |
| Statement of Assets |
| Last year's 1040 tax return |
| Physicians' letters |
| Police Report |
| Child Abuse Check |
| Three reference letters |
| Letter of Intent |
|
| Go through the process of obtaining your passport if
you don't already have one. |
| Attend Pre-Adopt education classes. |
| Attend monthly support meetings. |
| Complete Homestudy |
| Send Homestudy and previous documents as your dossier
to be translated and sent to China. |
