Saturday, July 21, 2007

ABI Clearance

Dawn and I received our official letters from the ABI and we have been cleared! Next we have to get our written home study (proof read by agency for proper content for Russia) and official letter of recommendation from social worker. All of that is then submitted to the Alabama Department of Human Resources for approval (2-6 weeks).

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Home Study & Dossier

Right now, we are waiting on our ABI clearance for our home study. We have completed all visits for the home study and have submitted everything asked of us. I e-mailed the social worker on Monday and asked for an update. She said she expects the ABI clearance soon (they have had our fingerprints for two months). Once she has received the clearance letters, our home study is complete.

The home study and CIS approval (US Government) are the only two items missing from our dossier. CIS is waiting on our letter of recommendation (from the social worker) that is attached to the home study. That said, we are still hoping to travel in September.