Our I-171H form!
It came today! This is HUGE news for us!
We started refiling in October 2006; our first one expired due to the wait. This form means the USA Government determined from the information we were required to send them, and from our homestudy, that we will be good parents to an adopted child. It also allows us to bring an orphan into the US. They determined we were OK once before, but we had to ask them to say it again:o). I spent lots of time filing this form and lots of time trying to find out why we didn't have it yet! I was really worried.
Alan came into the room and said 'I have a surprise'. We had not left the house all day so, I wondered what in the world it could be. When he handed it to me I cried and cried. He said "I thought you would be happy..." and he had a big smile from ear to ear.
China would send our picture of Mattie on schedule but if we did not have this 'renewed' form by the time we travel to get her, we would have to wait for it, before we could leave. That would be awful and yes, that has happened to families.
We are both relieved beyond words.
So everything seems to be in order and on track! Wahoo!
We started refiling in October 2006; our first one expired due to the wait. This form means the USA Government determined from the information we were required to send them, and from our homestudy, that we will be good parents to an adopted child. It also allows us to bring an orphan into the US. They determined we were OK once before, but we had to ask them to say it again:o). I spent lots of time filing this form and lots of time trying to find out why we didn't have it yet! I was really worried.
Alan came into the room and said 'I have a surprise'. We had not left the house all day so, I wondered what in the world it could be. When he handed it to me I cried and cried. He said "I thought you would be happy..." and he had a big smile from ear to ear.
China would send our picture of Mattie on schedule but if we did not have this 'renewed' form by the time we travel to get her, we would have to wait for it, before we could leave. That would be awful and yes, that has happened to families.
We are both relieved beyond words.
So everything seems to be in order and on track! Wahoo!
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