Here is an updated estimated timeline we received from our agency for Derek's adoption:

Estimated timelines for the remaining process:
Mid March - DOJ Approval of child dossiers - send parent dossiers and child dossiers to local police and to DN PC for endorsement. (Hopefully takes about 2, or 3 weeks). DOJ provides copies of approved child dossiers to DN associate. DN associate gets document translated.

End of March or early April - DOJ sends matched and fully endorsed parent dossiers and child dossiers back to the DIA in Hanoi for final approval. DN associate sends translated document to adoptive parents in the U.S. for filing I-600 petitions.

Early April - DN Associates file I-600s with USCIS in HCMC for adoptive families.

End of April - DIA gives final approval, notifies DOJ and DOJ waits for I-600 approval in order to arrange G&R

G & R - totally depends on the timing of I-600 approval.
if 45 days, mid May, then G & R end of May or early June
if 60 days, early June, then G & R mid or late June
if 90 days, early July, then G & R mid or late July.
If USCIS decides to investigate, it would take even longer.




Let's hope and pray that this will be it. It should have been this way exactly 1 year ago. HMMMMM!!!!!