Adoption Acronyms

BCIS - Bureau of Customs & Immigration Services (now USCIS)
CA - Consulate Appointment
CCAA - China Center for Adoption Affairs (in China)
CIS - Customs & Immigration Services (now USCIS)
CN - Chinese Name
CoC - Certificate of Citizenship
DOR - Date Of Referral
DOT - Date Of Travel
DTC - Dossier To China (the date our dossier was mailed to China)
FCC - Families with Children from China: www.fwcc.org
FCM - Families of the China Moon (Local organization consisting of families who have adopted or are adopting children from China)
FP - Fingerprint / Fingerprinting
GWCA - Great Wall China Adoption, our adoption agency
HS - Home Study / homestudy
IA - International Adoption
I-600 - Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
I-600A - Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
I-171H - US federal approval to adopt foreign-born child
I-797 The new I-171H
INS - Immigration & Naturalization Service (now USCIS)
LID - Log In Date (official date our dossier was registered with the CCAA)
LOI - Letter Of Intent (SN adoptions)
NSN - Non-Special Needs
PA - Permission to Adopt (SN adoptions)
PAP - Prospective Adoptive Parent(s)
PPR - Post Placement Report
SN - Special Needs
SW - Social Worker
TA - Travel Approval
UMFS - United Methodist Family Services (the agency that completed our home study)
USCIS - US Customs & Immigration Services (Dept. of Homeland Security)
WC - Waiting Child