We're Getting Excited
We've been reading some other recent adoptive blogs, and it seems USCIS is tending to have a faster turnaround time than previously thought. We have ECAS to thank for assembling such a complete package. USCIS scheduled Josiah for his biometrics on 02/09/11, but we've learned from many bloggers that many of these offices will allow walkins, especially if you have the USCIS biometrics letter. So Josiah is coming with us on Thursday. The worst thing that can happen is they say "No". I've noticed now on many blogs that the approval letter, called an I-171H letter, often comes just two weeks after submittal of biometrics. Due to this, ECAS is helping us put together what will be a huge dossier that will get sent to Ukraine. There are 24 separate documents, all which have to be Apostiled (you may want to Google that one). We essentially have two weeks and three days to get it all done, which includes blood tests and physicals for Nellie and...