I-800A - Initial Review

After all the drama and issues surrounding the filing of our I-800A, today we received notification of an inital review of our I-800A by email. The following is what it said:

After a review of your application and supporting documentation, it was found that there were items that needed to be addressed. We have generated and mailed to you an official Request for Initial/Additional Evidence. Below is the exact text that was included in the request. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance. Thank you!

Personal interview(s) and home visit(s): Please amend your home study to include the number of interviews and visits, the participants, date and location of each interview and visit, and the date and location of any other contacts with the applicant and any additional adult member of the household.

Child Abuse Registry Checks: In reviewing your home study, we have identified that it does not include the results of all required child abuse registry checks. Please submit evidence that verifies child abuse registries have been checked for every state and country that the prospective adoptive parents have lived in since the age of 18. If you are unable to obtain results of these checks as the state or country advises you that the checks do not exist, please summarize this in your home study.

Specifically, please note the results from the State of Minnesota.

Prior Home Study: In reviewing your home study, we have identified that it does not include evidence related to any prior home study. Please submit evidence that the home study preparer has asked the applicant whether he or she previously has had a prior home study completed, or began a home study process in relation to an adoption or to any form of foster or other custodial care of a child that was not completed, whether or not the prior home study related to an intercountry adoption. Please include each individual's response to this question in the home study report.

Living Accommodations: In reviewing your home study, we have identified that it does not include a description and assessment of the living accommodations in which the child will reside. Please submit a detailed description of the living accommodations where you currently reside, which must also include an assessment of the suitability of accommodations for a child and a determination whether such space meets applicable State requirements, if any or Country requirement if living abroad, if such requirements exist.

In addition, please specify the exact number of children that you intend to adopt as the application states that you intend to adopt two (2) however the home study only approves you for one (1).

Our agency indicated to me that all the requested information is already in the NBC's possession. Our agency rep is out of the office until Wednesday morning, but she will send an email to them on Wednesday morning setting forth where they can find the information.

I am so greatful that after all the problems we've had with this entire I-800A that we may, just have our approval under 90 days! I truly believe in Christmas miracles!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Hugs ~ Denise

Sorry!

Sorry everyone, I tried something new with our blog and lost a lot of what used to be on there, so I will now have to find the time to re-do it all! Oh well, I guess that is a good use for a snow day, huh? Off to bake some cookies and make carmel corn now!

Fingerprints Done!

Despite a winter storm here in Minnesota, we ventured out to our biometic (fingerprint) appointment today and that is now behind us. I will contact the USCIS/NBC in about a week or so just to double check that our prints indeed passed!

For any fellow Minnesotaeans, please stay warm and safe if you must be out and about this weekend! Travel is not good!

27 Months as of 12/14/08

Yesterday marked our 27 months LID anniversary. Nothing new to report on the adoption from, with the exception of we go this Saturday, 12/20/08, to be fingerprinted. Hoping and praying that our prints pass the first time! Continuing to pray that we know who our beloved Madison is before Christmas, and thus we ask you to keep our family in your prayers during this most difficult wait!

The Roth Clan

4 Years Ago Today . . .

. . . our lives changed forever when we received the most wonderful call of all - our referral call! Yep, December 10, 2004 at approximately 4:10 p.m. It was a Friday too if I recall correctly! I got a phone call at work telling us we were the parents of a baby girl who just turned 10 months old on the 9th! I was in such a state of shock and I could not form a competent nor full sentence. We were really surprised as it had only been 5.5 months since our log in date with the CCAA! Needless to say, our lives have not been the same since that magical day! I can still recall it as if it just happened yesterday! After the inital shock wore off, I quickly called daddy, who was also in total shock! I love those memories most of all and when I think back over the past 4 years since referral time, it simply amazes me how truly blessed we are! Thank you God and the CCAA for giving us the most precious gift of all, our beautiful daughter, Samantha!

Hugs to All ~ Denise

Fingerprint Appointments!

Hip, Hip, Horray! Our fingerprint appointment notification letters arrived in today's mail! Both of us go on Saturday, 12/20/08 at 12:00 PM. Movement is good! At least we will have all our "ducks in a row" for when our referral arrives! (Scretly hoping and praying that we "meet" Madison before Christmas), which would be the best Christmas gift of all!

Hugs ~ Denise

WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN - YIPPEE!

We received in yesterday's mail our I-797C, Notice of Action. It feels great! We are now moving in the right direction once again! Still have no idea where our first I-800A is, but at this point, I do not care! Thank you God and please, oh please, let us meet our precious Madison before Christmas! It would be the best Christmas Gift Ever!