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...is precisely nothing.
We received word on 9/21 that the birth certificate was back and that everything had been sent off for the passport. I'm assuming it didn't get sent more than possibly two days before we received that word. It makes sense that they have to get that birth certificate before they can proceed with the passport, but frustrating that it takes close to two weeks from the end of our appeals period (court was 8/26).
Since the day we returned home we heard the rumors (which turned out to be true) that Kazakhstan's Ministry of Justice decided to stop expediting adoption passports and that this was expected to delay things by about 3-4 months...forever when you're a little child waiting in an orphanage.
The next thing we heard was that passports were again slowed because they actually ran out of the passport books and had to wait for more to arrive.
Now we hear that the Ministry of Justice has overturned the previous decision which means they are again expediting adoption passports (good call!). This expedited service is supposed to only take 10 days, which is what it was originally.
Now we're just trying to figure out what the constantly changing passport stuff means...are we now stuck in some endless backlog since our stuff arrived in the middle of their mess, or will it now only be 10 days for everyone no matter where they are in the pile? Big difference! We obviously are so ready to go get Nathan but would also like some clue about travel times so we can be prepared physically.
Something else that occured to us this week was that we've only gone 6 weeks from our court date (which seems like forever of course!!) and the original estimate for us was about 8-10 weeks before travel back. The families who were picking up kiddos while we were there had waited 10 weeks...wondering if there was a passport backlog already at that point.
Anyway, we are trying really hard not to obsess and the "waiting" article by America World was a needed slap for me - I highly recommend it if you've not yet read it. I'm now trying to remind myself that every good and perfect gift is from our Father and He does indeed hold this whole crazy timeline in His hands. (Have I mentioned that patience is the fruit of the Spirit that I struggle most with?!) Ugh! I will not my day searching for details about the workings of the Kazakhstani Ministry of Justice...I will spend my time listening to and serving my God who can't be anything but faithful.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. -James 1:17
When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way -Psalm 142:3
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Ugh - agony! I'm sorry to learn that there is nothing much new. But at least there is now hope for an expedited passport. Why did the birth certificate take so long? It seems that it usually only takes 2 days or so after the appeals period ends. Yes, as one of the families who waited 8-10 weeks before we could return, we were stuck in the Summer passport rush and adoptions were no longer being expedited. That would be GREAT news if they can expedite Nathan's passport. Come on, miracle!
ReplyDeleteWe are praying that you'll be able to pick him up while we are here. We see him every day and his smile is so precious!
ReplyDeleteKristy, I'm so jealous!! So glad to hear that he's doing well. :)
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