After getting Jadyn and Eli off to school this morning, I opened my email to see that much-awaited email from USCIS (US Immigration)... we have I800 Approval! (cue happy dance) That means... we have approval from the US to specifically adopt (immigrate) Annika into the US! It's a great start to Wednesday around here!
Praise the Lord for being one step closer to bringing Annika home!
So, what's next in the steps?
USCIS (US Immigrations) will send our I800 Approval over the the National Visa Center (NVC) where Annika will be issued an immigrant visa. Once the NVC receives it, they will issue us a GUZ number. GUZ stands for Guangzhou, where the US Consulate is in China, and that is where her visa will originate. Once we get the GUZ #, we then apply for Annika's visa online. While this is happening, the US Consulate in Guangzhou is working to get all of Annika's paperwork lined up.
The next step after all that is our Article 5. That is a compilation of paperwork that has been collected along the way in this journey and it all goes to the CCCWA (China's Children and Welfare) office in Beijing. Article 5 paperwork shows China that we have all of our ducks in a row to adopt Annika into the US. Once China receives our Article 5, the last 2 things we will be waiting on is our Travel Approval and our Consulate Appointment. Once we get Travel Approval, we will be booking our flights and leaving on a jet plane to bring the newest Sappington home! We are literally just WEEKS away from this!!! We anticipate getting Travel Approval right in time for Jadyn's 9th birthday (November 14th)!
God is good and He is faithful!
To Him be the glory in this journey....
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