Timeline
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Send application form name, address, DOB, signing that adoptee will receive medical care
14 June 07
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Receive BKA number reference number for the whole procedure, it identifies applicants and determines waiting list ranks etc.
19 June 07 -
Wait for VIA course first bottleneck: average applicants wait 2-3 years
versnelde procedure: access to the first course, held 4 times/year
4 July 07: rec’d confirmation for participation in English course from Sep 07
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VIA course 64 sessions in116 weeks; topics include attachment, grief, families of origin
12 Sep, 26 Sep, 10 Oct, 24 Oct 2007
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Wait for homestudy second bottleneck
versnelde procedure: older applicants are supposed to be fast-tracked
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IBO test a psychological test mandatory for applicants over 42 and their partners
14 Nov
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Medical
1 Feb 2008
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1st homestudy meeting
at the office of the Council for Child Protection;
7 Mar 2008
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More homestudy meetings at the same offices; discussion of IBO result
March/April 2008
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Receive BT “adoption permission in principle”
13 May 2008
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“Intake” register with adoption agency or choose “partial help” if you want a semi-independent adoption
Digital Intake for Ethiopia/Israel, SN procedure: 2 June 2008
Full Intake: some time this summer …
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Wait for referral third bottleneck, depending on child profile
allegedly only 3-6 months for special needs (things have changed unfortunately!)
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Referral!
