One Small Step

We are definitely in a waiting stage of this process, so, at this point, any news is something to rejoice about.  This morning I checked the tracking number for the return envelope of documents from the Chinese consulate and they are on their way back to us!  As of 2:59 am they were in Madison.  When I checked the status later this morning, it says the package is out for delivery.  Since we are not there to sign for it, it will go back to the post office.  I'll stop there on my way home and pick it up tonight.  We will add a few additional items to these documents and send them to our agency for a final review.  They will hold onto them until our immigration approval arrives and then they will be sent to China for translation and approval from China.  

We are waiting on immigration to send us the fingerprint notification.  Hopefully that will come in the next week or so.  Immigrations approval takes about 50-60 days on average and we are only at day 14 so we will be waiting for awhile. 

UPDATE:  I got home tonight and our fingerprint notification was in the mail.  We have an appointment on September 2.  I spent the evening scanning and copying our dossier documents. 

Please keep praying for us as we prepare and wait.