[kzwief]

Here is our campaign this week. Please email JCICS your timeline for birth certificate. I am emailing my whole adoption timeline! LOL! THEN, include a picture of your child at the time of referral and a picture of what they look like now. Please tell RENAP which municipality you are waiting for BC from.

JCICS@JCICS.org


Here is my letter...

Dear JCICS,

I am once again writing to express my concern over the delays that are occuring with birth certificates in Guatemala. Our children need to come home. At this point, Guatemala has deemed them our children, yet we are still experiencing delays getting our children home. To put this in perspective, here is a picture of our daughter Katelyn when we received her referral. She was 2 months old at the time of referral. I am also including a picture of Katelyn at 17 months. We have been waiting to bring her home for 15 months. 15 very long months.

This is our timeline. There are too many people with timelines this long and longer. Please advocate for our children. Please help us bring them home before we get caught in more delays!

7/6/07 Katelyn's referral received on her 2 month birthday!
7/17/07 Signed referral acceptance, POA, G-28
7/19/07 Submitted I-600A & I-600
7/31/07 Submitted Dossier for Authentication by Consulate
8/16/07 Fingerprints
8/21/07 POA FINALLY back from Consulate and DHL'd to Guatemala
8/24/07 Dossier FINALLY back from Consulate and DHL'd to Guatemala
9/6/07 USCIS issued I-171H
9/21/07 DNA authorized and in Family Court
11/8/07 DNA test and Social Worker Interview in Family Court
11/21/07 DNA is a MATCH
11/23/07 DNA at Embassy in Guatemala
11/07 OUT of Family Court
12/22/07 IN PGN
1/11/08 Previo #1
1/12/08 Visa Pre-Approval (PA)
1/24/08 Registered with the first Central Authority
2/11/08 Registered with the "official" Central Authority
2/14/08 Resubmit to PGN!!
2/29/08 Previo #2
3/14/08 Resubmit to PGN
6/13/08 Birthmother Interview at PGN
6/13/08 Previo #3
7/8/08 Previo #4
7/15/08 Resubmit to PGN
8/18/08 OUT OF PGN!!!!!!!!!!
9/2/08 Submitted to Coban RENAP for Birth Certificate
9/19/08 Submitted to Guatemala City RENAP

Waiting for Birth Certificate 36 days and counting...





Katelyn's Referral Picture, 2 months old
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g3...ecdJune076.jpg



Katelyn at 17 months old
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/kzwief/199.jpg

Sincerely,
Kim
Parent to Katelyn
Waiting for BC from Coban since 9/2/08