Bringing Henry Home: We have an Officer!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

We have an Officer!

After you send in your I-600A (application for advance processing of orphan petition) and your homestudy approving you to adopt is attached, you are issued an appointment to get fingerprinted by USCIS.

Once the fingersprints clear, you need to have an Officer from USCIS assigned to your case to finish processing your file and issue the coveted "golden ticket" - the I171H! The magic form that allows you to leave the country to adopt.

Yesterday we received the call that WE HAVE AN OFFICER!

This will speed things up tremendously once we are fingerprinted!

Our fingerprinting appointment is on Friday, June 17, our 22nd Anniversary!

If you had told me one year ago that we would be spending our anniversary driving to Indiana to get fingerprinted for the foreign adoption of our 7th child...

I would have said you were one french fry short of a Happy Meal.

But God has plans for us that are even BETTER than the ones we have dreamed for ourselves!

If we are just open and a keep a bit quiet and listen to Him whispering....

2 comments:

JoAnna WahlundJune 15, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Great news! Happy early anniversary!!
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StephanieJune 15, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Congrats!! That is such great news!!!!! :)
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Our Adoption Timeline

Paul and Carla Officially Commit to Susan/Edmond/Lucy on RR - April 10. 2013
Henry goes home to HEAVEN - November 28, 2012
Carla and Henry GO HOME!!! September 9, 2011
Henry's Visa is ready - September 8, 2011
US Embassy and Henry's Medical Exam -September 7, 2011
Carla and Henry head for Kiev - September 6, 2011
Henry's Passport Ready - September 5, 2011
GOTCHA Day! September 2, 2011
Paul leaves for home - September 1, 2011
Court declared us Henry's parents! August 30, 2011
Henry discharged from the hospital and back to the orphanage - August 23, 2011
We meet Henry for the first time, in the hospital - August 19, 2011
We accept Henry's referral - August 18, 2011
We leave for Henry's country - August 16, 2011
We have a date to travel!!! August 8, 2011
Henry's country announces special needs adoptions will continue - July 8, 2011
SUBMITTED! June 23, 2011
Henry's country announces no more travel dates until after shutdown of at least 3 months - June 22, 2011
Our dossier arrives in Henry's Country - June 20, 2011
Our I 171H is issued! Entire dossier sent to Henry's country - June 17, 2011
We are fingerprinted for USCIS - June 16, 2011
We are assigned a Case Officer at USCIS - June 14, 2011
Fingerprinting appointment notices sent for Paul and Carla - June 2, 2011
PofA's and CSP's sent to Henry's Country - May 25, 2011
Home Study and Medical Expedite Sent to Join I-600 A (sent in April 18) - May 23, 2011
Originals of Home Study/DCFS Approval Received - May 20, 2011
IL DCFS Approval - May 13, 2011
Finalized Home Study Sent to IL DCFS - May 5, 2011
Home Study Draft Ready for Review - April 29, 2011
SW Home Visit - April 14, 2011
First Round of Paperwork for FRC completed - April 5, 2011
Initial Meeting at FRC - March 25, 2011
Receive Paperwork from RR - March 17, 2011
We Complete Adoption Application Paperwork and Send $ to FRC - March 14, 2011
We Officially Commit to Henry with RR - March 14, 2011
We contact FRC to request Home Study Info - March 7, 2011
Paul Finds Henry - February 28, 2011
Carla Finds Henry - January 31, 2011