Today we received our I-800A approval from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration! Woo Hoo! This is hopefully the last of the paperwork but what does it mean?
It means that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reviewed our I-800A form, the home study, all evidence submitted and the results of our fingerprint record checks and has determined that we meet the eligibility requirements as the adoptive parents of a child or children.
** As if there was doubt (insert sarcasm)..
WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ADOPT TWO CHILDREN FROM THE PHILIPPINES!
In David's words, "scary and exciting!".
Lord willing, our paperwork will soon be sent to the Philippines where it will sit and wait to be reviewed and matched up with our child/children. It feels good to almost have this part of the process wrapped up. But, I am anticipating a long wait for our referral,so I know the hard part of this journey is still to come. In the meantime we are giving thanks for all of the good reports along the way (I guess we are okay people). We will also continue to pray for HC3(and 4?),the birth family, the ICAB board who will be matching us in the Philippines and for patience, patience, patience.
Woot! Woot!
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