P3!!

I called the U.S. Dept. of State Visa Office in Washington D.C. this morning and got good news.  They said yesterday, 3/16/11, our P3 packet was sent from the Embassy in Seoul to SWS.  Travel is near, very near!! Any time now!  :)

NVC OUT!!

Holy smokes!  We are NCV out!  I called the National Visa Center tonight and they informed me that they had forwarded Reid's paperwork to the Embassy in Seoul!  We are literally waiting for the phone to ring now with our travel call!!!  It could be any day now.

NVC IN!!

I called the NVC (National Visa Center) tonight.  They are open until midnight.  That's insane, but good for all of us who are waiting! They said our paperwork was logged in sometime between 9:30 pm and midnight last night.  I am hopeful that by Monday we will be NVC OUT!  This means when we are "out" that Reid's Visa is sent to Seoul and our travel call is SOON to follow!!

I-171

We got our "Official" I-600 approval today.  USCIS approved our I-600 on Friday March 4, and we got our I-171 letter in the mail on Monday March 7!  WOW!!!  Hurry up travel call!!!!

WE'RE APPROVED!

I was supposed to get our I-600 approval letter in the mail by today.  When it didn't show up, I decided to call USCIS.  So glad I did!  I spoke with my officer and she said that our I-600 was approved at 11 am today!!!  Yeah!   Our paperwork will be sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) this coming week.  The NVC will issue Reid's visa and then send it to Seoul.  We should be traveling soon.  Maybe in 2-3 weeks!

pbs news hour Guatemala

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/02/preview-picturesque-guatemala-overwhelmed-by-violence-poverty.html

Milestone

Today, our baby boy turns 9 months old.  We are thinking of you Reid and wish we could give you a big hug!........and hop on a plane to come get you right now!  You will be home soon!

Locks (not hair) of Love

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/09/181_34302.html

Craig and I are so excited to do this.  We planned on going to the Seoul Tower anyway.  Craig is going to etch Reid's name on the lock with his tools.  He said writing a name on a lock with a sharpie will only last a years time. Can't wait to take a picture!

A little update...

I called Immigration today and spoke to the officer handling our case. This is the first time I've ever called Immigration for this adoption or our previous one. Our officer said our I-600 would be processed today! It was the last file she grabbed for her short stack and put on her desk this morning.

When she approves our case, she will mail it (2nd day air) to the Visa Center in New England. It usually takes them 4 days or so to do what they have to do. Then, finally, they will send our stuff to the Embassy in Seoul. So, it's not out of the question to have our 'stuff' in Seoul for Reid's Visa within 10 days! Our travel notice should come a couple weeks after that! Wow, we're getting down to the wire!


Oh, the lady said Immigration loves to process Korea paperwork because everything is in order and nothing is missing. It's very easy for them. Yeah!! And because our pictures and info on Reid is 5 months old now, our agency emailed Korea today to ask for a progress report. Hopefully it doesn't take too long to get that. In 2 days Reid turns 9 mo. old!

Reid's blanket

My grandma made every grand child and great grandchild a blanket like this.  I thought it was only fitting for Reid to have one too.  I just finished it.  Whew!  I believe Reid would have been the 27th great grandchild.