LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of Paper!!!

Tomorrow some of my paperwork gets sent to the Haitian Consulate in Chicago, IL to be legalized. =) =)  This is the LAST step for the stateside portion of this international adoption process (wow- that is fun to type). 

It really seems surreal... I feel like I have been working on this paper collection project for such a long time and so much emotion goes into the paperwork and it is so close to going to GLA.

I wanted to share what actually goes into a dossier...all 70 ish pages of it!

I loved being able to check off when I had collected the document!

___      Letter to IBESR (Haitian to Social Services)

___      Power of Attorney

___      Home Study

___      Psychological Evaluation

___      Health Certificate

___      Reference Letters (2)

___      Birth Certificate

___      Letter  from current work place

___      Letter from bank

___      Criminal record check

___      Signed statement from translator

___      Approval from USCIS to adopt (Form I-171H)

___      Copy of recent bank statement

___      Copy of last year’s Federal Tax return

___      Lab tests

___      Haiti Progress Report Agreement

___      ID photos and other photos included with dossier

___      Adoptive Parent Information Form 

___      Photocopy of driver’s license

___      Photocopy of social security card

___      Photocopy of Bethany Christian Services’ license 

___      Photocopy of Social Worker’s license  

Half of the documents above need to be translated into French as well- and those documents go along with the dossier. It might not seem like a lot - but trust me- IT IS!!!