About Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is in central asia. It was once part of the Soviet Union. It is nestled to the south of Russia and northeast of China. The national language is Kazakh but the common language spoken is Russian.
Lilypie

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Paperwork- BLAH!!!

More paperwork to do! Just received a BIG packet of paperwork to fill out from our China agency because they will be the follow-up agency for our Kazakhstan adoption. I think this is the point where anyone faint of heart may just have a major meltdown--I am close!!! Pray that I keep my sanity and don't drive those around me crazy.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Waiting

It seems like all we do is wait. Today is Valentines day and I want to give our new child a great big hug and kiss and can't yet. We are hearning of delays at the Kazakh embassy and just become disheartened when things aren't seeming to work out for us. We will continue to pray and hope for God to bless us with children. We pray that this dossier will go through smoothly and we will be united with our Kazakhstani child soon. We will be positive and continue working on our dossier in good faith. Please keep us in your prayers.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Working on the Dossier

We received our dossier packet last Friday and are now busy putting it together, hopefull will get it sent out soon.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

New Journey

We have started a new journey.
Yesterday we sent application to a new adoption agency to begin the process of adoption from Kazakhstan. Our long term goal is to have 2 -3 new children in our family. We continue waiting in China, however due to significant slowdown in the referral process, that wait may still be several years yet. In searching photolistings of waiting children we found a little girl.
She waits in Kazakhstan for her forever family. We hope that family will be ours.
She is nearly three and she is beautiful. She was born with cleft lip and palate. The palate still needs surgical correction.
We hope you will follow us on this journey as well as our journey to China.

Timeline to Kazakhstan

  • July 28, 2009: Gotcha Day
  • June 17, 2009: Court in Ust-K
  • May 21, 2009: left for Ust-Kamenogorsk
  • May 7, 2009: received LOI and region assignment to Ust-Kamenogorsk
  • March 12, 2009: dossier approved and sent to Kazakhstan
  • Feb. 26 2009: dossier sent to Kazakhstans DC embassy
  • Jan. 23 2009: updated documents apostilled and fed-ex'd to AA
  • Jan. 20 2009: received FBI clearance
  • Jan. 7 2009: Re-did the Re-do of the FBI fingerprinting (Kari) and sent for clearance
  • Dec. 19 2008: Re-did FBI fingerprinting and sent for clearance
  • July 11: Dossier authenticated and Fed-ex'd to Adoption Ark.
  • June 21: received I-171h
  • April 19- received fingerprinting notice in the mail
  • Feb. 13 went to Sherrif dept- got black fingers (fingerprinting) for FBI clearance
  • Feb. 8: received dossier packet via email from AA (Adoption Ark)
  • February 6: mailed contract and initial paperwork
  • 2008