We got the call today letting us know that we have PASSED COURT!!! This means that Johnny is officially ours according to Ethiopian and American law. I am relieved and so excited that we are so close to bringing our baby boy home.
The only step we have left is our US Embassy date in Ethiopia. This is a date assigned to our agency when the families adopting are required to be there in person to get their childs visa to bring them into the United States. The time between passed court and embassy date used to be 3-4 weeks but now due to a process change they are estimated it to be 5-7 weeks. For us to get assigned an embassy date the following needs to happen:
Right now the tentative dates given to All God's Children for December are for the 14th and the 28th. This would mean us leaving on the 11th or the 25th. There is no way to know which date we will be given as the processing time varies. We are of course hoping and praying for the December 14th date so we have him home for Christmas but probably won't know more until the end of November.
So we wait again....but he is officially ours.....so today we celebrate!!!
The only step we have left is our US Embassy date in Ethiopia. This is a date assigned to our agency when the families adopting are required to be there in person to get their childs visa to bring them into the United States. The time between passed court and embassy date used to be 3-4 weeks but now due to a process change they are estimated it to be 5-7 weeks. For us to get assigned an embassy date the following needs to happen:
- The court decree needs to be given to our agency representative in Ethiopia. This normally takes a week.
- Once this is received, a birth certificate and passport will be requested and a final medical review will be done on Johnny.
- This paperwork will be turned into the US Embassy and they will confirm our embassy date.
Right now the tentative dates given to All God's Children for December are for the 14th and the 28th. This would mean us leaving on the 11th or the 25th. There is no way to know which date we will be given as the processing time varies. We are of course hoping and praying for the December 14th date so we have him home for Christmas but probably won't know more until the end of November.
So we wait again....but he is officially ours.....so today we celebrate!!!
YAY!! So thankful that prayers have been answered and he will soon be home his family! What a blessing - God is GOOOD! Congratulations Friends:)
ReplyDeleteYeah! I feel like crying right now!! :) I'm so happy for you guys! The Pells are 4 now!! :)
ReplyDeleteNow praying for a quick as possible travel date!
That's wonderful! I'm so happy for you. Congrats on your son!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Such wonderful news! :-D
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!! Either way it looks like you will have your hands on him next month...WAHOOO!!!!
ReplyDeleteTheresa
Pells,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I don't know you but have followed your story through Janet's site and have been praying for this day! Yahoo!
Congrats again,
Jeannette :)
doing the happy dance for you right now!
ReplyDeleteYay! I'm so happy for you all right now!!! I second Jenny: Happy Dance, Happy Dance.
ReplyDeleteYEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! This is the fun part.... all the anxiety is gone!
ReplyDeleteYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! So happy and excited for your family!
ReplyDeleteWe are so glad Johnny is officially a Pell!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! It's nice to share this happy day with you!
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