We started our adoption March/April of last year and now I have to update our homestudy for USCIS. The updated homestudy doesn't go to Bulgaria, it is for the American government.
I called our social worker and we will be meeting with her in our home Thursday morning to go over our old homestudy and see if there are any changes. No there aren't any changes! Then we have to get new medicals for us and our kids and clearances for Chris and I.
Once our homestudy is done we then send it to USCIS with a letter requesting a no charge extension to our I600A and we need to request to be re fingerprinted again for USCIS. Thankfully this time around there is no charge (except for the updated homestudy).
FYI homestudies are good for 12 months, fingerprints are good for 15mths and your I171h is good for 18 months. We need to do our fingerprints by August!
I asked our caseworker if any young boys have been referred from Bulgaria, she said yes a few 3 and 4 year old boys that are healthy have been referred to some other agencies. Good to hear, I am really praying that we will have our son home before we have to update our homestudy again because it will be extra money we haven't planned for.
It is raining still on and off, it is June now, where is the summer weather? We leave for our family vacation to Alabama to see my family next week. The girls are excited to go camping (one night in a tent) and do smores and maybe some horse back riding. Then we will be going to the creation museum in Kentucky/Ohio border. Can't wait. Continually praying for our children in Bulgaria!
Have you heard that the MOJ of Bulgaria is visiting Oregon June 21? If you live close by they are having a picnic to meet her. Go to Tree of Life Adoption Center and email Kay for info if you ar interested in attending.
4 comments:
Celeste,
Hang in there! That update will just bring you that much closer to your little one. Hopefully this will be the last update needed for you. Praying for you!
We just had to do our updates Celeste-not our homestudy though and I find it a pain but if this is what it takes to get our little guys home let's jump through their hoops heh?! Gee maybe we should be making a trip to Oregon on June 21!!
Mary Ellen
I am so sorry to hear that you are having to update your home study and finger prints. I hope everything goes well this week.
We just had our HS about 2 weeks ago so we are waiting to turn in our I800A.
It was great to hear of some referrals thanks for passing it along.
I hope this is your last update :) hopefully it will less stressful this time
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