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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.
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Friday, May 8, 2009

Going to Ust-Kamenogorsk!!

We received word from our agency that our dossier is in Ust- Kamenogorsk and to expect to travel very soon. We are just waiting on our LOI (letter of invite) in order to apply for our travel Visas. I am in shock and very excited at how soon this happened. We were told to expect to travel in July and were prepared for that. Now I need to get into high gear and get ready. Please keep us in your prayers as we begin this next phase.

13 comments:

Jennifer said...

Congratulations!! What wonderful, awesome, happy news!! Wow!

Kris said...

AWESOME NEWS!!! Right in time for Mother's Day. I am so excited for your family.

Kristen said...

Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you. I can't wait to folow your journey! Best wishes!

Kristen
Dossier at consulate

qmiller said...

What wonderful news! I travelled in May in 2004...it was a lovely time of year to start to a life changing journey. Enjoy your packing!!
Quaintance

Vonda Kaye said...

So exciting for you to actually be ahead of schedule! Hoping things go as smooth as possible for your travels and adoption. Congrats!

aultfamily said...

Oh Kari! I am so very excited for you! When I got your e-mail this morning I thought I was going to jump out of my skin.

Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out! :)

I cannot wait for you to meet your kiddo(s)!

Wrapping you in prayer,
MaryAnn

Becki Stone said...

Yeah!!!!!! Congrats!!!! This is awesome news! :)

Karen, Glenn, Allie, Max, and Sam said...

Congratulations! Max is from Ust,and we hope to be able to return to that region for our second adoption (sometime next year). If you have any questions or if we can help in any way, don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Getting ever so close....

Yahoo!

Karen

Lori @ Five of My Own said...

Hey guys...I was sooo excited to see you had an update-and what good news it is!!!

You know Nina is from Ust (this is a really good region) We spent more than 30 days there so we feel like we know the place well. I would be glad to answer any questions you have. Just let me know.

Michelle said...

OH WOW!!! Yahoo!! I'm so excited for you two!! :)

Our Family of Bloggers said...

Fantastic news!!!!
We've heard wonderful things about Ust and know that a lot of AA families seem to go there. We can't wait to follow along. Our dossier is with AA and should be going to the Embassy soon.
Congratulations on this wonderful news.
Wonderful news for an extra happy Mother's Day!!!

rightbrainedamoeba said...

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Pam said...

Congratulations on the news!

I adopted my son from Ust Kam 3 years ago and Had a wonderful experience - it's a very adoption friendly region. I recently signed on with AA as well to return (hopefully to Ust Kam) for a sister (hopefully) for Nicholas.

Will look forward to following along as your journey unfolds. Looked for an email addy to send you an email, but couldn't seem to find one on the blog - or maybe I'm just missing it?

Best, Pam

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