Today is my birthday and Nate and I decided to take the day not only to celebrate a little, but to pick up our home study which was finally ready. I knew if we picked it up, we would be able to file our next step of paperwork quicker than if we waited for it to arrive by mail. So, we are now able to mail off our USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) I-800a application today so we are very excited about that.
This application approval allows us to bring home a child from China and eventually allows our child (after one more approval later in the process) to obtain a U.S. visa and enter the United States as a citizen. This is a very important approval. I am excited to say that it was mailed off today. You might say that both Nate and I are getting to know this place below all too well these days.
We are considering buying stock in this company, with the amount of money we have invested in them during our adoption process. =)
With our I-800a immigration application on its way to the National Benefits Center (a.k.a.-NBC-- part of USCIS), we decided to celebrate. We both enjoy good Asian food, so we celebrated my birthday and having sent off our USCIS form with a great meal at PF Changs!
Because of the Chinese New Year celebration, we were given "Red Envelopes" which is traditional in Chinese culture. Like many Chinese superstitions, the color red is said to bring good luck. It simply added to the day. Maybe our USCIS approval will come even faster, who knows. It was a great birthday and fun to spend time with the hubby celebrating.
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