So what do those acronyms stand for?

The most important acronym is your LID, or Log In Date. This is the date that the dossier is officially accepted by the CCAA [China Center for Adoption Affairs] and is the date that is used to determine which batch [goes by dates of LID]of referrals are matched. Last month's cutoff was all referrals with LID's by August 25, 2005.

WC or WCP: Waiting Child or Waiting Child Program
SN: Special Needs
NSN: Non-Special Needs
LOI: Letter of Intent (The letter you send to the CCAA requesting permission to adopt a particular child)
PA: Pre-approval (The CCAA has pre-approved you to adopt the child you requested and you are officially matched to the child)
DOPA: Date of your PA
DTC: Dossier to China
LID: Log In Date (The date your dossier is logged in to the CCAA)
WTA: The amount of time you have waited for TA after you have both TA & PA
TA: Travel Approval (This is final approval in the waiting children program; it is issued by the CCAA)
DOTA: Date of TA DOT: Date of Travel
CCAA: China Center of Adoption Affairs