The Next Application

Still no word on whether or not our documents have arrived in Kampala. Just after we sent them last week, we received a notice in the mail in regards to an I600A application we had turned in about 5 weeks ago. The I600A is the application that approves us to adopt a child from a specific country (in our case, Uganda). To file this app, you must get fingerprinted by Homeland Security. We went to Yakima to turn the application in and get fingerprinted in the middle of August. The good news with this is that not only did our application get approved, they also send a Notice Of Good Conduct to Kampala on our behalf. This was the last document they needed in Uganda to have all of the paperwork. Sometimes it may take up to a couple weeks for that cable to make it's way to the Embassy, but at least we know it should be on it's way. We were very excited about this news...then we talked to our social worker. What we didn't know (or hadn't yet paid much attention to) is that now we need an I600 application. This application is to adopt a SPECIFIC child (Tracy). If I understand correctly (which is questionable at times), this application needs to be filed from the US Embassy in Kampala AND it can not be filed until the court has granted us legal custody of Tracy. We don't know what the time frame for approval of this application is yet. Our social worker has not worked with a Ugandan adoption, although in other countries it's taken anywhere from a few days to a few months. We have asked our team on the Ugandan end to go to the Embassy and try to get answers to this question. Obviously, we would love to go and get these answers ourselves, but that's just not possible. Please pray with us that these questions will get accurate answers and that we would know these answers quickly. The more we know, the better equipped we are to fully understand the process and be prepared for the time it will take to complete the process. We are appreciate all of your prayers. Thanks. Tanya