I-800A Fingerprinting Update!

Robin and I went in and got fingerprinted today.  Place was empty and they were very friendly!  Hopefully, this helps speed along the approval process.......

I-800 A Fingerprinting

Today we received another I-797C Notice of Action from USCIS.  Our fingerprinting appointment is 10/3/11.  I think we will walk - in tomorrow.  In reading things on the internet and talking to Suzie Daley, most people don't wait and just walk in and get their fingerprinting done.

I-800 A Update

9/7/11 - UPS tracking indicates our package arrived at the Texas Lockbox.

9/9/11 - received an email from USCIS that they received our application and has sent it to Missouri for processing.

9/15/11 - received our I-797C Notice of Action receipt form USCIS.

The wait is on....

I-800A Application Submitted to Immigration

Today, we sent our I-800A application to immigration for "pre-approval" to adopt a child from overseas.  It amazing what this process takes to adopt!  We made copies of all our paperwork and headed to the UPS Store to mail our application and paperwork to a "drop box" in Texas.  Apparently, once it arrives, it then gets mailed to Missouri (not sure where in Missouri) to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).  Once here, you wait until it get assigned to an immigration officer who then approves us for an adoption.  According to the internet, this can take anywhere from 40 to 90 days to get approved.  Hope ours goes quicker!