Terms used in China Adoption

Check out this link. Most of them should be on there. [url]http://forums.adoption.com/acronyms.php[/url] SWI is Social Welfare Institute, which is what the orphanages are called.

Here are most of the China adoption terms used on forums:PAP-Potential adoptive parentsAP-Adoptive parentsNSN-Non Special Needs childSN-Special Needs childI-171H-An important document for US approval to adoptI-800A-This is a new one for most of us, but it is used after updated docs from I-171HDTC-Documents (sent) to ChinaLID-Log In Date (when documents are logged in with China) 1-2 weeks after documents are sent. CCAA-China Center for Adoption Affairs (where babies are matched with PAPs in China)Review Room-documents are reviewed in CCAA about half way thru the wait.Matching Room-where matching occursCut off date- The last day of LIDs for that month, matching babies. Currently, children have been matched to PAPs with LIDs to January 25, 2006. CCAA usually updates this at the end of every month.TA-Travel ApprovalGotcha Day (Forever Day)-The day that APs are united with their child, in China.Adoption Day-The day after Gotcha DayCA-Consulate Appointment. The final step in China

Thanks so much! Some of the terms are different in Russian adoptions so I am switching gears and getting the lingo down. many thanks!