Getting our Acceptance Papers notarized by our good friend, Jean. Friday, December 11th, we received our packet of acceptance papers to sign, notarize, and return. We also had to take pictures of the house and ourselves, copy last year's tax return, get letters of employment, and have a quick doctor's checkup to update our medical forms. After a couple of hectic days, we returned all the documents to CHSFS via FedEx on Tuesday, December 15. Whew! Our part was done.
CHSFS received the documents on Thursday the 17th, reviewed them, and sent them on their way to Korea that very afternoon. It feels like such a relief to know that the next step is initiated. We are that much closer to getting our son home. Now we just wait and hope for effiicent processing of passports and visas!
An update from CHSFS told us that Korea only processes a certain number of passports a month. We know they are backlogged right now because they also only process a certain number of passports a year. They reached that quota back in October so there are families already waiting a few months ahead of us. We aren't sure how many families are ahead of us or how quickly things will start moving after the first of the year, but we were told it could be up to 6 months before we get to bring our son home. So we are adjusting our expectations with the hope that we will be pleasantly surprised in April or May instead of having to wait until June.
We don't know how many updates we will get from here on out regarding where our papers are in the process, but we will be sure to keep you posted as we hear things!
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