I-800A sent

I can finally say that I have sent in the I-800A, the request to the US government to allow us to adopt a child internationally.  This approval is currently running about 2 months.  We are hoping for a speed up in approvals (last summer they were around 30-45 days), and I've heard that they have hired and are training more workers to help with the backlog. 

I was ready to send in the form a week ago, but I needed a cover letter from our adoption agency.  I found out Thursday that they were holding my cover letter until my check arrived.  The check arrived Thursday afternoon, so I had them FedEx the cover letter using our account.  The FedEx guy was nice enough to wait in the driveway while I transferred the cover letter to another envelope with the rest of the paperwork for the I-800A.  So, off it went!  It should arrive Monday morning, and the countdown can begin!


Updated:  It seems that I didn't count on Monday being President's Day.  FedEx sites says it will deliver tomorrow. Boo...

Feb 21, 2011 9:34 AM

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