Oh the paperwork!
On one hand, it is easier this time through, on the other it is still a series of never ending paper cuts!
Here is a snapshot-
The dossier consists of the homestudy which is the report completed but the social worker evaluating whether you are suitable parents to adopt. We meet with the social worker a number of times over a few months and she ultimately writes the homestudy report.
The other paperwork includes:
-financial statement (the juicy details of what we earn, how we spend it and what we are worth)
-medical certificates (declarations from the doctor that we are in perfect health to adopt)
-criminal record checks completed by the adoption agency
-criminal record check completed by us
-prior contact check - to see if Ministry of Children and Families has a record on us
-application for the adoption agency
-application to Vietnam to adopt -plus pass port photos
-letter of no objection "to adopt" from the Ministry Of Children and Families
-letters from employers around our salaries and years of employment
-immigration application
- 4 reference letters (thanks to you all!)
-courier birth certificates, passports and marriage licence so the adoption agency can notarized them
.........and through this all we also needed new passports and of course our marriage certificate was lost somewhere so we needed a new one.
We are preactically finished the paperwork. We are just waiting on Steve's criminal record check- funny story- he shares a birthday or with a known felon so while my check took 2 days, his will likely take a month....ouch!
So for the moment the task at hand is to monitor the immigration application and contact our MP if is gets jammed in the system and time becomes of the essence and finish up our homestudy then
Tick tick tick........
We wait.......
Ps- I have challenges around being patient! lol
Friday, 25 November 2016
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Nesting...it's a thing!
So during the in between paper work times the nesting has begun and I am taking full advantage. So far, the storage room, and the front hall closet have received a major overhaul. All of our paperwork-tax returns dating back to the 90's; receipts that have gone white and ever other nook and cranny that had any expired, un-useful or outdated paperwork= all gone!
That being said- a few things that were on their way out a couple months ago have now found a return spring! All the toys that have been long outgrown suddenly look more like an opportunity for fun than a space waster.
Soon I will really tackle the office- aka: the baby's room. The good news is that the room is already painted in a classic Mickey Mouse design. Once we know more about the next member of our family we will turn the room into a sweet oasis.
So during the in between paper work times the nesting has begun and I am taking full advantage. So far, the storage room, and the front hall closet have received a major overhaul. All of our paperwork-tax returns dating back to the 90's; receipts that have gone white and ever other nook and cranny that had any expired, un-useful or outdated paperwork= all gone!
That being said- a few things that were on their way out a couple months ago have now found a return spring! All the toys that have been long outgrown suddenly look more like an opportunity for fun than a space waster.
Soon I will really tackle the office- aka: the baby's room. The good news is that the room is already painted in a classic Mickey Mouse design. Once we know more about the next member of our family we will turn the room into a sweet oasis.
Monday, 10 October 2016
Here we go!
In September we made the epic decision that we have just enough room in our family for two more little feet. We have jumped in with both feet and eager hearts preparing the paperwork to adopt again from Vietnam, we have requested a relinquished child from the northern province of Lang Son, the same province Natalie is from.
Naturally the paperwork process can not move quickly enough once the decision has been made. We hope to have it all together to send to Vietnam in early December but much of it is not in our control.
Once our paperwork is sent to Vietnam, our adoption agency will review the list of children that are ready for adoption, if there is a child that is a good match for us, our adoption agency will officially request, to the Vietnam government that the match be made and that the child is proposed to us for adoption. We hope that the right child will be matched with us quickly.
In my heart of hearts I hope to see a proposal by the spring- but I am probably being optimistic as it is anyone's best guess as to when we will receive a proposal.
Once we receive a proposal will will make travel arrangements to go back to Vietnam to adopt our child. The child will be between 8 months and about 2 yrs old- We think! We expect some challenges through the first year but feel that it won't be anything we can't manage as we have a very strong support network.
The next few months for us will include:
-homestudy update: we will be meeting with our social worker 3 more times to update our report.
-applying for immigration: This was one of the hardest parts last year, I hope the federal CIC has been through some improvements since last time. We will be ready to solicit assistance from our MP sooner than later this time- as they told us last time "you should have called us earlier".
-medical assessments: funny as our doctor is on maternity leave- guess we will hit a walk in clinic
- renew passports
-getting all of our identification notarized
Knowing me, it will be done in a week...I may not sleep....but it will be done....
Stay tuned to join us on our journey as this amazing adventure unfolds.
In September we made the epic decision that we have just enough room in our family for two more little feet. We have jumped in with both feet and eager hearts preparing the paperwork to adopt again from Vietnam, we have requested a relinquished child from the northern province of Lang Son, the same province Natalie is from.
Naturally the paperwork process can not move quickly enough once the decision has been made. We hope to have it all together to send to Vietnam in early December but much of it is not in our control.
Once our paperwork is sent to Vietnam, our adoption agency will review the list of children that are ready for adoption, if there is a child that is a good match for us, our adoption agency will officially request, to the Vietnam government that the match be made and that the child is proposed to us for adoption. We hope that the right child will be matched with us quickly.
In my heart of hearts I hope to see a proposal by the spring- but I am probably being optimistic as it is anyone's best guess as to when we will receive a proposal.
Once we receive a proposal will will make travel arrangements to go back to Vietnam to adopt our child. The child will be between 8 months and about 2 yrs old- We think! We expect some challenges through the first year but feel that it won't be anything we can't manage as we have a very strong support network.
The next few months for us will include:
-homestudy update: we will be meeting with our social worker 3 more times to update our report.
-applying for immigration: This was one of the hardest parts last year, I hope the federal CIC has been through some improvements since last time. We will be ready to solicit assistance from our MP sooner than later this time- as they told us last time "you should have called us earlier".
-medical assessments: funny as our doctor is on maternity leave- guess we will hit a walk in clinic
- renew passports
-getting all of our identification notarized
Knowing me, it will be done in a week...I may not sleep....but it will be done....
Stay tuned to join us on our journey as this amazing adventure unfolds.
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