This week we were given a set of steps from our agency that must be followed before we can go to pick little Asha up. Those that are in green are the ones that have been completed. You can see that we have already gone through the majority of these steps.
* Dossier is submitted to the Adoption Board of St. Vincent for approval to match a child proposal
* Wait for child to become known to Adoption Board
* Child put into foster care - notification to Canada that a child for a specific family has been identified and put into care
* Referral documentation sent to Canada - hospital medical and record, with brief social history or Adoption Board medical and social history record, photo, birth date...sometimes adoptive families are asked to name the child if they are newborn or have not yet been named
* Family accepts child - sends formal acceptance and Canadian Immigration forms for the child
* Forms are sent to Canadian Immigration in Trinidad for medical forms to be released back to Ms. Cato (our lawyer)
* Medical and labs redone by designated Immigration doctor and are then forwarded to Trindad for review
* Medical approval is communicated to lawyer - she then books a court hearing
* Adoption court hearing takes place; several days later the lawyer signs on family’s behalf and decree is released
* Lawyer applies for child’s new birth certificate and passport
* Lawyer sends adoption decree, passport, birth certificate onto Trinidad for child’s visa to be finalized - this is done by courier
* Trinidad reviews the file and issued visa for the child - couriers documents back to our lawyer.
* Family makes plans to arrive into the country about the same time as the child’s visa will arrive - they spend about 7-14 days in country and go home with new family member
The lengthiest process of all is having to wait for all of the Immigration medical to be completed and the paperwork exchange between Trinidad and St. Vincent. We need prayer that this process occurs quickly without any hold ups - after the medical is finished, the final steps occur quite quickly. We are praying and hoping that we will be able to go and travel by May. The more prayers, the better!!! Please help us bring Asha home through your continued prayers for us.
We will repost this list as steps are completed in the process.
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Just want you to know we haven't forgotten about you and little Asha. You are in our prayers.
God will see you through this time too. He fast tracked the other part and I know he will be faithful in this too.
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