So as anyone could tell by reading my last post I was over the moon excited about finally getting USCIS approval and sending in ALL my paperwork which took me months to gather. Well I got the dreaded email that makes every person adopting internationally hold their breathe.
"The most significant factor is the increased wait time compared to the wait times from prior years. Referrals for healthy children age 5-6 were given to families whose dossiers were registered between January- August 2010. This means they have been waiting about 3.5 years. This also means that families requesting children younger than age 5 will most likely experience a wait time of over 3.5 years. I have confirmed that there are children available under age 5, but each year there are fewer and fewer. Currently, there are no children younger than age 2.5"
WAIT WHAT!!!!!
So I immediately emailed the agency to ask them to clarify this drastic increase in wait times. I also email my home study social worker to ask her if she has heard anything like this. My home study lady emailed me back stating that this information is not correct. I emailed a lady who is also adopting from Bulgaria and she asked her agency (different from mine) and she states that this information is not correct.
WAIT WHAT!!!!!
Okay so can I breath, is this a mistake. I am not going to have to wait 3.5 years to meet my daughter. Then I get a clarification email from my agency.
"I understand that this wait time is a definite change to what we expected several months ago. Bulgaria is now putting a hold on waiting child adoptions and will be focusing the majority of their attention on healthy child adoptions. This may speed the process back up, but for now we are telling families to expect a 3 1/2 year wait. I understand if this is not a timeline that will work for your family. "
WAIT WHAT!!!!
So what does this mean?? It means that I have my paperwork registered with Bulgaria and wait the given amount of time (3.5 years) to be matched. During this 3.5 years my paperwork will expire which means having to submit new doctor appointment, financial records, new home study, and new immigration paperwork every 18 months (so twice). This wait will not only cost me my sanity but also thousands of dollars.
The second option is trying to transfer to another country. Children of all nations will tell me what countries they will allow my current funds to be transferred to. Every country has different requirement in the paperwork department, so I will have to inevitably have more paperwork filled. and I will have to go through the immigration process again which will take another 3 months. There is not an easy solution. I have asked the agency to tell me which countries they will allow me to transfer to so that I can research them this weekend.
more later
jessica
"The most significant factor is the increased wait time compared to the wait times from prior years. Referrals for healthy children age 5-6 were given to families whose dossiers were registered between January- August 2010. This means they have been waiting about 3.5 years. This also means that families requesting children younger than age 5 will most likely experience a wait time of over 3.5 years. I have confirmed that there are children available under age 5, but each year there are fewer and fewer. Currently, there are no children younger than age 2.5"
WAIT WHAT!!!!!
So I immediately emailed the agency to ask them to clarify this drastic increase in wait times. I also email my home study social worker to ask her if she has heard anything like this. My home study lady emailed me back stating that this information is not correct. I emailed a lady who is also adopting from Bulgaria and she asked her agency (different from mine) and she states that this information is not correct.
WAIT WHAT!!!!!
Okay so can I breath, is this a mistake. I am not going to have to wait 3.5 years to meet my daughter. Then I get a clarification email from my agency.
"I understand that this wait time is a definite change to what we expected several months ago. Bulgaria is now putting a hold on waiting child adoptions and will be focusing the majority of their attention on healthy child adoptions. This may speed the process back up, but for now we are telling families to expect a 3 1/2 year wait. I understand if this is not a timeline that will work for your family. "
WAIT WHAT!!!!
So what does this mean?? It means that I have my paperwork registered with Bulgaria and wait the given amount of time (3.5 years) to be matched. During this 3.5 years my paperwork will expire which means having to submit new doctor appointment, financial records, new home study, and new immigration paperwork every 18 months (so twice). This wait will not only cost me my sanity but also thousands of dollars.
The second option is trying to transfer to another country. Children of all nations will tell me what countries they will allow my current funds to be transferred to. Every country has different requirement in the paperwork department, so I will have to inevitably have more paperwork filled. and I will have to go through the immigration process again which will take another 3 months. There is not an easy solution. I have asked the agency to tell me which countries they will allow me to transfer to so that I can research them this weekend.
more later
jessica
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