We accepted our proposal. We are working on the paperwork which is needed to setup the court date. These are required before you first visit. This includes: redoing your medicals, letter regarding purchase of your home, pictures of family, getting our russian visa for travel, report from social worker accepting proposal, etc.
We had two hurdles in this area. We got married in the states. We are to get our license notarized, and then beg for the department of international affairs to b-line and accept this. The process is vague and unclear to me. We were told different things from our agency, international affairs and an agency in Ottawa you have to deal with as well. Some things are just unorganized.
Second hurdle was our dog. Since our dog obviously lives with us and he is mentioned in our homestudy, we need a note from a vet indicating he has no deseases, up to date immunizations and is good with children. This is the first time I took my dog to a vet in years as he is over 10 now. Obviously they can't judge behaviour around children, so the vet asked if he has been exposed around children, which he has and they indicated in the letter he is well behaved and has been exposed to children. It's important the letter addresses the issues they indicate or you will end up doing it again.
We are waiting to hear on the itinerary and then I will book flights. You are told when you need to be at which place. I've spent much time researching flights so I will likely book the flights myself. I have travelled all over the world and am capable of this. The agency will refer you to a travel agent which I have spoken to about flights. For those less experienced, might be best to have the agent book it.
We don't know about hotels, where the orphanage is. There is still a lot we need to learn, but you are told things steps at a time.
At this time your feelings are all over the place. We are so excited to met him and we are quickly trying to get everything done correctly. We got a list of about 15 things needed to do in terms of paperwork. Then you have to deal with the travel arrangements.
I can't wait to meet him. He seems perfect in the photos. He's healthy, good height and weight. We've ramped up our purchases for him with toys and furtniture at our house. We even registered.
Current update: got proposal, going to meet him in 2 weeks.
No comments:
Post a Comment