It occurred to me tonight that this has not been updated in a few weeks.
We're happy to report that, true to the previous post, we did get the rest of the paperwork Apostilled, and got the package mailed off successfully. We're now officially into the 'waiting for everybody else to do their part' stage.
As I understand it, here is the approximate path of our package:
- To our adoption agency here in the states for review - done
- Mailed to Armenia to be translated and certified there - should take 2-3 weeks
- Submitted to the Armenian government for review and approval - time tbd
- Passed along to the agency that reviews and makes a recommendation on the package - time tbd
- Submitted to the Prime Minister for approval - time tbd
- Passed along to the appropriate agency for a child referral - time tbd
- Review and consider the referral package - a few days
- Travel to Armenia - don't yet know how long after the approval of the referral this would occur.
Steps 1 & 2 remaining are pretty straightforward and should be done soon. At that point, everything becomes clear as mud, and we will continue to seek refuge in prayer, fellowship, and one another's company.
Here's hoping for the best, and we'll try to continue to update as we receive further information.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
False Start... Five yard penalty, replay the down
Oh, man. We're so close...
We finally got all of our paperwork gathered and took it to Austin to have it Apostilled last week. T took half a day off from work, and a friend car-pooled up with her to keep her company and share some fellowship.
She had all of the submittal paperwork filled out, wrote the check for the right amount, and delivered the package to the correct location. Unfortunately, a few of our documents were rejected for various reasons. She did, however, get the rest of our approximately 1 1/2" thick stack of papers finished.
I am happy to report that we have since gotten the issues resolved with all of the documents, and it's my turn to take a roadie to Austin. I'll go up Monday to resubmit the last few items, and I plan to mail our package to our agency the same day.
After all of the time, effort, and paperwork, I can hardly believe that we've finally reached this point. At times, it seemed like it would never come, because we still had so many items to complete. Yet here we are - once we get things approved and sent off tomorrow, the waiting begins. Thanks to all who helped us, either through prayer, support, assistance with documentation, or other means. You guys all mean a lot to us, and we sincerely appreciate you.
We finally got all of our paperwork gathered and took it to Austin to have it Apostilled last week. T took half a day off from work, and a friend car-pooled up with her to keep her company and share some fellowship.
She had all of the submittal paperwork filled out, wrote the check for the right amount, and delivered the package to the correct location. Unfortunately, a few of our documents were rejected for various reasons. She did, however, get the rest of our approximately 1 1/2" thick stack of papers finished.
I am happy to report that we have since gotten the issues resolved with all of the documents, and it's my turn to take a roadie to Austin. I'll go up Monday to resubmit the last few items, and I plan to mail our package to our agency the same day.
After all of the time, effort, and paperwork, I can hardly believe that we've finally reached this point. At times, it seemed like it would never come, because we still had so many items to complete. Yet here we are - once we get things approved and sent off tomorrow, the waiting begins. Thanks to all who helped us, either through prayer, support, assistance with documentation, or other means. You guys all mean a lot to us, and we sincerely appreciate you.
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