James has a Passport!!!

We were in MOI from 10/3 – 11/7 (only 5 weeks!). That is where they approve his passport application before it gets sent to printing. His passport was printed in two weeks!

This means that are done with the Haitian side of things, and all we have left is U.S. Immigration!

GLA is reviewing James’ paperwork and prepping it for submission to the U.S. Embassy. There are a couple small steps here before James can come home:

• USCIS approval of our I-600 – this is the paperwork we filed in May, which “is used to classify an orphan, who is or will be adopted by a U.S. citizen as an immediate relative of the U.S. citizen to allow the child to enter the United States.”
• Files get sent then to the Consular section, who reviews all documents and schedules James’ visa appointment.
• Visa appointment occurs, after which the visa is usually printed within 2 days.
• Once James’ visa is printed in his passport book, we will make travel plans.

We’re guessing at this point, that we’ll be traveling early- to mid-January, to bring James home!!!