Dossier arrived in Haiti

Hello Angie and Phil,

My name is LaDawn, and I am working with Dixie Bickel at God's Littlest Angels in Haiti. One of my main responsibilities is working with the adoption paperwork. I am pleased to inform you that your dossier arrived here this morning. I will get it ready, and then hopefully Monday I can send it down for legalization. Dixie will be in contact with you for your proposal. If you have any questions as your adoption is in progress, feel free to ask either Dixie or myself.

Wishing you a great weekend,
LaDawn

Dossier sent to Haiti

We mailed off our paperwork to Haiti today via FedEx. The package contained the original 125-page dossier and 5 complete photocopied sets. The package weighed 7 lbs. and cost $72 to ship.

Here's what goes into an adoption dossier for Haiti:

• 8 passport photos of each parent


• Photos of our family, house, etc.


• Recent bank statement


• Most recent federal tax return


• Birth certificate for each parent


• Marriage license


• Indiana criminal background check for each parent


• Homestudy by a licensed adoption agency


• Psychological evaluation for both parents


• Letter to the Director of the Haitian National Office of Social Welfare requesting permission to adopt


• Power of Attorney signed by both parents


• Notarized statement regarding length of parents' marriage


• Two letters of reference


• Employment verification for each parent


• Letter from bank verifying accounts are in good standing


• Letter from medical doctor verfiying each parent's fitness to adopt


• Lab tests (HIV, Syphilis, and Complete Blood Count) for each parent


• Approval for International Adoption from the office of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, based on homestudy and FBI fingerprint clearance


• Certificates of authentication of notarization from the Indiana Secretary of State (for 10 documents)


• French translations of all documents except bank statement, federal tax return, and lab tests


• Legalizations from the Haitian Consulate in Chicago (for 6 documents)

It took us just 4 months to collect all these items! Whew!