It's been three weeks since my last post, and I know I need to update everyone on where we're standing. There's not a whole lot of hard facts coming out of Nepal right now, so I'll just tell what we're hearing.
First off, and this is a fact, our I-171 (visa approval) is going to expire in early June. This basically means that we have three months to re-do ALL the paperwork we did when we first began this process a year and a half ago. Our social worker has to come back for a visit and our homestudy has to to be re-done. For some reason, I find this very disheartening. It's like starting over, again, with nothing to show for the first effort. I've got a basket full of eggs and no chickens.
The rest of this post is strictly hearsay and should not be taken as fact. I'm just reporting what we've been hearing from other couples on the internet, their agencies and our agency.
Apparently, Nepal has not made any referrals for adoptions at this time (that is, not matched any children with parents). From what we understand, the orphanages are still working on health screenings and eligibility for adoption with the children they have. We're hearing that it will be at least three months before referrals begin. Travel will be about three months after referral. We also do not expect to be one of the first families to receive a referral because they've already announced that referrals will begin with older and special needs children. With all of this in mind, I think we'll be lucky if we have our child before the year is out. It may even be longer than that.
Hopefully, we'll hear some positive news soon.
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I know exactly how you feel--good analogy with the eggs/chickens. Let's hope it keeps moving though and all this paperwork re-re-re-doing will be worth it.
ReplyDeleteKeep you chin up, sweetie. God's timing is perfect. There may be some twists and turns but He will bring you to your little one!
ReplyDeleteI love you guys!
Melanie
I'm with ya--We have to renew our visa approval in May and I too am finding that disheartening. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteOpps, sorry for the double comment but I mis-wrote above. Its our CIS fingerprints that we have to redo in May. The approval expires in November. And all I really want is for them to approve the switch from Vietnam to Nepal. So much to keep track of.
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