2/7 Prior Approval

Today I received word from Great Wall China Adoption (our agency) that our Prior Approval was completed by the Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA) on January 30, 2008. That means that they acknowledge receipt of our Letter of Intent (LOI) of January 24, 2008, to adopt Megan Ling, and will begin a final reveiw of our documents to move ahead with the adoption. We have already been through review once, but because we switched to the "waiting child" program from the infant list we have to be reviewed again. It will hopefully go quickly. The next thing we are waiting for is our Letter Seeking Confirmation (LSC) following review, which is the formal letter from the government approving and confirming our desire to adopt Megan Ling. That will be a joyful day, as it will be the marker that moves us from the referral stage to the travel phase. As Stephanie from Great Wall said today, the LSC is the Golden Ticket!