We're still working with the United States Citizen and Immigration Services office in Chicago to get our I600A approved. I am seeing an amazing side of our government in action.
No phone number.
No one to talk to.
No fax number.
Only an email that is checked one time a day.
Today the USCIS came up with something else that needed to be included in our homestudy. The shocking thing, is that we submitted (almost identical) documents this time, as we did in 2005 for approval...and never had a problem in the past.
Today the USCIS came up with something else that needed to be included in our homestudy. The shocking thing, is that we submitted (almost identical) documents this time, as we did in 2005 for approval...and never had a problem in the past.
We're working with 2 Congressman's offices, the Embassy in Moscow, Catholic Charities, and both of our agencies to get this done.
We could use your prayers on this - it is a bureaucratic frustration to the n-th degree!
We need for the USCIS to approve our petition first thing in the morning on Friday (tomorrow) to allow enough time to get word to the Embassy in Moscow - so they can produce the letter we need to get to Irkutsk - the letter needs to be in Irkutsk before Wednesday (which is Tuesday, our time).
NO PRESSURE! ...but such is my life in the past few months. This is my every day - and people wonder why I am a little touchy, a little on edge, seem a little stressed. Mystery solved!
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In our prayers!
Praying...
It's just insane.
A friend here (Russian and US citizenship) has been fighting her own battles with them in Moscow. She adopted as a Russian citizen and now needs to get her son home to the US. She has called and called and had them double check that all her paperwork was in order before she went to Moscow. They assured her it was. She went to Moscow (with her little one) and was told by USCIS there that she was missing a document. They didn't know which visa she needed and gave her the requirements for a wrong visa. Sounds eerily familiar...
Hi Kathy,
I'm an adoptive mom of an eight year old girl, Tatiana, from Angarsk Russia. I stumbled upon your blog after visiting the Holmes blog. We pray often for all of the children in the Angarsk Baby Home and want to let you know that we will pray by name for your Anya. Melanie
Good luck and God bless.
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