Paslm 68:5-6a

"A father to the fatherless, ... is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families." Psalm 68:5-6a



Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Trouble in Paradise

We called the U.S. Embassy this afternoon to find out what documents Paul needs to fill out in order for me to complete the final steps in the adoption without him, as he returns home to be with kids and get back to work.  In the process of the inquiry we found out that a much needed document was not in our file.  Our USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) Approval, which is needed to get the visa for our son and to leave the country, was for  2 children from 1-3 years old!  YIKES!  We were then told that approval needs to be amended in the U.S.. After talking to our Case Manager in the U.S., she said that she doesn't have a copy the amendment for the Home Study (which the USCIS is based on), which says that we want to adopt up to two children between the ages of 1-5.  Plus, the Social Worker that prepared the Home Study is in New Zealand enjoying her retirement.  Thankfully, I have an original that Paul can take with him back to the states on Sat. and send to our Case Manager.  Please pray that this will not hold up my being able to leave this country with my new son!  Has this happened to anyone out their in the adoption world?  Is this something that can be resolved quickly?  It took me so long to get the USCIS Approval.  I hope that it can be amended quickly! 
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5 comments:

  1. The McEachernsFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Prayers for a quick resolution!

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  2. Brian MacyFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Definitely keep up with your case worker daily but I suspect you'll be ok. USCIS prioritizes work for people in country. Since you already have contact with your case worker and can let her know when to expect stuff (including FedEx tracking numbers, etc)... it *should* go quickly. Also, she only has to send (electronic) to Kyiv so getting the I-171H on paper to you shouldn't get in the way.

    Anyways, we'll pray for you guys also of course :)

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  3. UnknownFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Yikes is right!
    Never a dull moment. Will hope this can be cleared up quickly.
    We prayed for y'all this a.m. in class.
    Elizabeth Allbert prayed....brought tears to my eyes. God is good. He knows what he's doing.
    Blessings. Courage. Liz

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  4. mikeandmichelleFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    We had a mistake on our original 171h and then amended ours to change the children's age range and number of children approved for. The amended 171h came back with a mistake too!! We called the Dept. of Homeland Security and in one week we had our final and correct one. I bet they will even be quicker since you are in country. Praying for your family and little guy.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    My wife and I were talking about this tonight and we also had to change our 171-h. It did take a while, it was not quick. God willing, you can work with your case worker and get everything squared up in good time. However, you can still proceed with your Ukrainian adoption and go through court proceedings and come back and pick up your son when everything is straight with the US documents. Not ideal, but the hard part is taking care of all the Ukrainian process. Certainly you are in our prayers, praying for a quick and appropriate resolution. Blessings.

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