OK, we have had some progress within the last week. First, our I-600 request has been officially received by the US embassy in Nepal. All waiting parents received an email yesterday from DOS saying that although they have verbal assurance from the ministry that they will extend travel approvals for all those who have received it, they do not have this assurance in writing. So, the embassy will prioritize those cases who have received travel approval. I got an email this morning from an adoption worker at the US embassy in Nepal saying that all of our information has been received and that we are “in the queue”. It did not say how long the “queue” is, but I am glad that we are in it.
Also, it has been reported on the yahoo group that 2 cases have already been sent to New Delhi. The regional office of the USCIS is in New Delhi and this is where cases will go if they cannot clearly determine the child’s eligibility for adoption. In New Delhi they will do 1 of 4 things. 1. Review and approve. 2. Issue a request for more information. 3. Issue a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID). 4. Issue a denial. I have not heard anything other than that the cases were sent there. I am hoping for the best for these families and children. At least things are now moving. People are working. I truly hope that they will be looking to see if the child is truly an orphan and not just denying because not all I’s are dotted and T’s are crossed. Of course we all want to adopt children who truly are orphans. How that is determined, I guess, is the question.
The third interesting thing that happened to me was that I got an email back from TX Senator John Cornyn’s office. The email was clearly a canned letter discussing immigration reform. When I sent him my first email, I had to check a box saying what the email was in reference to. I just checked immigration since there was no “US shuts down Nepal adoptions box”. I thought they would read the email. Clearly they did not. I replied to his email saying that I think he may have not read my email "correctly". I then attached my previous email. Hmmm… I thought of copying his response here on my blog, but I think I’ll give him a chance to respond to me first.
Finally, I found my car keys! Yea! Please continue to say prayers for our little girl and all the others waiting for families!
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