We have approval from US Immigration to bring an orphan into the US! It's been a crazy couple of weeks with a computer error at the processing center and a delay with Veteran's day and Thanksgiving. However, we are approved and that's wonderful news!
Our I800A application was approved on November 28th. The approval letter arrived in the mail Friday. Within an hour it was overnighted to our agency so they can seal and authenticate it. Once that is finished, our dossier (home study, I800A, and other documents) will be sent to China for approval. The governing body over Chinese adoptions (CCCWA), can take anywhere from several weeks to 4 months to give approval. This will be the hardest part of the wait because of the lack of information and predictability of this step. So in the next couple of weeks we should be DTC (dossier to China). Please pray that state seals and authentication are processed quickly. I am praying for DTC by December 15th. Our ultimate goal is to travel to China before her 13th birthday in April. It will still take approximately 8 weeks after receiving approval from the CCCWA before we can leave for China. We know all things are possible! We serve a God who works in amazing ways. We are praying for Him to move in a mighty way!
I've tried to stay busy during the I800A wait in order to keep from calling USCIS everyday. We've been focusing on getting her room decorated and ready. Pictures to come! :)
- Jessica
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