ll adoptive families must now travel to Addis Ababa to be present for their court appointment. There have been rumors of this change for several weeks now, and the change is a direct result of the dramatic increase of "revocation" cases - cases in which the adoptive parents decline to bring their children home after they have passed court. This will mean families will make two trips to Ethiopia to complete their adoptions, which will certainly increase the time and money required for adoption.
On a positive note, if parents see their child before the court appointment, the child will be eligible for an IR-3 visa, thus making the child a US citizen immediately upon arrival in the United States.
Got your blog added to the IAN families blog! Here is hoping to a speedy process for both of us!
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Kirsta, Mike and Tate - Tate I am voting that you pick the name!! And Kirsta all I can think about is I hope you learn how to "do" hair- I could barely make a braid when Laura was born and never did pick up some of those fancier hairstyles. I love the site and will check now and then to see the progress. I will never forget your visit to Guatemala to see Tate and when they brought him into the house he was wrapped so tight with so many multiple blankets it took an hour to actually unwrap him and find him!! I think even he was shocked to find out he had toes that moved!!
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