Another Adoption Update

We've been trying for about a week to get in touch with the USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) here in Nairobi. Nathan was finally able to talk to someone this morning and we have an appointment for 8am next Friday morning at the US Embassy. We have to file an I-600A form and get fingerprinted to be checked by the FBI. The USCIS must grant permission for us to bring a foreign-born orphan to the US. Since we are adopting from Ethiopia, a non-Hague country, we obtain approval by submitting an I-600A.

This is the last of the paperwork that we have to obtain before we can say we are done gathering papers. Of course, we still have grant applications, but the last of the paperwork that has to be done before we can say we are done with the paper chase!

UPDATE: Our dossier made it past the Department of State and is now at the Ethiopian Embassy. Too bad they are closed tomorrow to celebrate the prophet Muhammad's birthday. Our courier hopes it will be done Monday since Tuesday is another holiday. :) Praise the Lord! One step closer!