Fingerprints

This photo was taken by Townline Lake at Ford-Lincoln Camp in August.

Today we got fingerprinted by the Unites States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). What started out with us being 40 minutes early, ironically turned into us being 5 minutes late. FYI--When heading South on Ind. Blvd at 7:30 a.m., one should remember that if, for any reason, you have to turn around and head back 5 miles North, that it will take you at least 3 times as long to get back. So, we find the place in an obscure corner of Hammond only to observe the small waiting line outside the door--they weren't even open yet. Two minutes later the desk guy opens up and starts YELLING directions in English to the 7 Mexicans in front of us. Just a little confusion for them. The whole ordeal took us about 8 minutes and we were back to business as usual. We are expecting to hear back from USCIS anywhere from 30 to 90 days from now. (Come on 30!!!) So we need this final paper to show China that we have been approved from the US to adopt abroad. Recently, with the implementing of the Hague Treaty, there have been a bunch of new procedures and the government agencies are trying to keep up with the new applications while still dealing with the old grandfathered ones. Crazy.

Deb & Dwayne