And the wait continues.....

My dossier is still at the Ministry of Education, it has been there for nine weeks now and it may be there for quite a bit longer. As December and January approach, many offices and the courts in Kazakhstan close down for holidays. They try to work it so that you are not traveling and waiting for the courts and offices to reopen. Timing is everything! Hopefully I'll hear something soon.

On To The Misistry of Education

I found out today that my dossier was moved from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Education on September 28th. (September 28th. just happens to be my Grandmother's birthday, so I know it's a special day.) CHI told me that the Ministry of Education will search a database and pre-select a child for me based on my dossier. Once they do – they will forward my dossier to the region where the child is and then we’ll start working on my travel arrangements. I'm moving along...

Still Waiting For My Dossier To Move

Six weeks ago today my dossier was registered in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kazakhstan. It hasn't moved yet but I've been told by my coordinator that it should be moving to the Ministry of Education soon, I hope so! Each phase seems to have a time frame and so far I seem to be on the long end of each time frame, I hope this changes as I move through the next steps. In the mean time I have been keeping busy painting rooms and trying to get things together for my travel. Hopefully I'll have an update on my dossier soon.

My Dossier is in Kazakhstan!

I received word today that last Friday August 24th. my dossier left the Kazakhstan Consulate and was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kazakhstan. It will spend about six weeks there before it moves again but this is a big step because it is now 'in-country'!

Consulate of Kazakhstan

On Friday June 29th. I received word that the translation of my dossier had been completed and that it had been sent to the Consulate of Kazakhstan in New York. This is very exciting, my dossier has taken on a life of its own now and its next stop will be Kazakhstan. While in the Consulate, my dossier will be checked again and registered. It will spend quite a while in the Consulate but once they are done, it will be on its way to Kazakhstan. Great News!!!

My Paperwork Is Done!

I received my I-171H from CIS, that's Citizen & Immigration Services. This is the last document I was waiting for. I have completed all of the required paperwork and my dossier is currently being translated so all of this means that the wait for my son has begun!

Waiting for my I71-H

This week I went to CIS to get my digital fingerprints taken. This will result in the final document I need, my I71-H. Once I get that document from our government my dossier will be completed. It will take another four weeks or so to get this form from CIS. In the mean time, I also had all of my other dossier documents notarized, authenticated and apostilled. They are on there way to the adoption agrency's main office for review and translation. Once I receive my I71-H it will have to be authenticated and apostilled and it will also be sent to the main office for review and translation, and the waiting continues.