Home Study Completed and Mailed

This afternoon, I received a call from our social worker - she had finished our home study! I picked up our copy for the dossier and she sent a copy to the Alabama Dept of Human Resources for approval. There is the possibility that DHR could kick the home study because our new bedroom is not finished. It will be ready by the end of August, but they may not like the idea that it wasn't completed at the time the home study was submitted. According to the social worker, the worst case scenario would be they would place a hold on their approval until she confirmed the new room was completed.

DHR could take one to six weeks to review our case. We are praying they give us approval within a three week period. After we receive DHR approval, the home study is submitted to the CIS (Immigration Services) for approval. CIS approval is taking about 6-7 weeks.