Thursday, December 08, 2005
We Have PREAPPROVAL!
We have jumped through another hoop! This afternoon, I received a BEAUTIFUL e-mail message from the US Embassy in Guatemala. It informed us that our case officially had preapproval. I was shocked; I actually cried a little bit! I was hoping and hoping and hoping that we would receive preapproval by Christmas. It has been taking most people around 45 business days because of embassy back-ups. Well, we received our preapproval in a RECORD time of 19 business days! Honestly, I'm shocked!
You are probably wondering what this means. You might even think that may have given us a more definite answer regarding the date of Dominic's homecoming. Well, sad to say . . . we don't really know much more about that. I think I have become a Guatemalan-Adoption-Guru over the past several months and the process makes sense to me. It doesn't make much sense to anyone else. Frank doesn't even really get it, but I try to keep him up-to-date.
For those of you who WANT to make some sense out of this, check out http://www.guatefam.org/process.htm. Go to the RELINQUISHMENT: THE BASIC STEPS section. I would say we are probably around Step 13. We still need to get out of Family Court and into PGN.
Please continue to keep us in your thoughts . . . today's news was big but we still need some more big things to happen :)
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WONDERFUL!!
Congratulations... and even though this is not the last step - it's another one, and that's great!!! I'll keep praying that things will continue to go this smoothly now...
Love from the other end of the ocean, ich denke an euch,
Katharina
Congratulations... and even though this is not the last step - it's another one, and that's great!!! I'll keep praying that things will continue to go this smoothly now...
Love from the other end of the ocean, ich denke an euch,
Katharina
I am so happy for you guys. 19 days is amazing. Come on Family Court..and PGN lets bring this boy home.
Wow,only 19 days! Yay! Took me 4 wks. Took me a week from the "preapproval" to get into PGN. Been in PGN for 10 days but I hear the stay in PGN is happening at record times, 10-15 days. We may be there around the same time :) Very happy for you. CONGRATULATIONS on passing another big step!!
Betsy
Betsy
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait to see this little guy! He is such a cutie.......will keep up the prayers
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I can't wait to see this little guy! He is such a cutie.......will keep up the prayers
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