ADOPTION UPDATE:
The US visa experience in the Dominican Republic is truly something else. First, it’s centralized, so everyone in the country who wants a USA visa has to come here to this one building, and understandably that makes the scene quite a busy one.
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ADOPTION UPDATE:
The medical results arrived at the embassy ahead of schedule!
This means we are able to go for our visa interview tomorrow first thing. If all goes well it’s possible we could even have our younger son’s visa in hand by the end of the day.
ADOPTION UPDATE:
Our 30-day appeal period concluded without challenge to our adoption, so we were able to request authorization of a new birth certificate (with our last name!) from the district where our son was born.
This authorization step customarily takes ~2 weeks,
then we request they issue it (that’s another 2-3 weeks),
then using that birth certificate we apply for a Dominican passport …
and so forth.
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Our new son’s skill set clearly speaks to the orphanage’s priorities of keeping the kids safe, clean, and fed. They did a great job because he is excellent at brushing his teeth, bathing, and getting dressed, and he loves to clean. So while it’s true that he makes a million crumbs each day, he excitedly sweeps them all up.
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It looks like new people post an #Introduction when they join so here are some things that interest me:
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I’m sure there are many other things but I guess this is a good start. Don’t be afraid to say hello!
Ps- While this appeal period is standard procedure for any court decree, eg marriage, divorce, etc. (we’re told they literally place the decrees in the newspaper), the National Council for Children & Adolescents hopes to get it waived for adoptions as the children in their orphanages have already been living unclaimed for long periods of time (in the case of our child it’s been almost 4yrs) … but for now, it’s the procedure, so we wait another 30 days.
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ADOPTION UPDATE:
Our interview with the judge went well, and the Dominican Republic has granted us an adoption decree, which means in the eyes of the Dominican Republic we are officially, albeit tentatively, the new parents of the little one who has been a part of our family in practice since just before Christmas.(!)
Today starts our 30-day appeal period, a month of waiting to make sure no one objects.
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