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02-19-2006, 07:15 PM
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How NEW does the $$ need to be?
We leave in just over a week for our first trip. We went to the bank and got lots of cash. We asked for newer bills, clean, etc. They went through all the drawers and gave us the best they had. I don't think any were "new", but they look pretty good...clean, etc. They said they could order some for us if we didn't think they were satisfactory. What was your experience? Thanks so much!
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02-19-2006, 07:34 PM
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I wasn't able to get new bills and had no problem on either visit. Have fun!
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Praying home my two Guate's for over 4 years... And seeking to find God's will in all of it... http://prayingthemhome.blogspot.com/  2005 5/18/2005 Referrals After 10 mos in process, 2 PGN investigations, 176 days in PGN, and case completed in PGN.... HEAD of PGN refuses to sign 2006 3/06/2006 Abandonment begins... 9/06 First hearing 12/06 2nd hearing scheduled and not done 2007 8/24/07 2nd hearing done (not told), abandonment legal, need COA 9/07 We become sponsors for R and J 12/13/07 Sign POA, praying we make it in time 2008 2/11/08 Find out paperwork did NOT make it 11/08 Paperwork to Guatemala 2009 Working with the CNA to bring our children home 06/09 Paperwork submitted complete to CNA 08/09 Waiting on court document to be completed 11/09 Court document complete, CNA reviewing file
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02-19-2006, 07:38 PM
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I just tried to get bills that werent torn and marked on... I had my girls iron it...Nothing like a little laundering...LOL
Doretta
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02-19-2006, 07:38 PM
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what is this sparkling clean money for?
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7/7/09 Info gathering for foster/adopt ****************************** Domestic Adoption 12/13/08 Matched with Exp. Mom 2/2/09 Met EM Baby Girl Due 4/4/09 EM placed with family ADOPTION FAILED 4/4/09 ***************************** International Adoption 5/3/06 referral of baby boy (4/9) 9/28 DNA Approval 10/26 99.99% match! 11/11 PA 11/13 Entered PGN  11/22-27 AMAZING VIST TRIP 2/9-13 Visit trip #2 4/6-11 Visit Trip #3 4/9/07 Happy First Birthday Baby Boy 4/25/2007 OUT OF PGN 5/7/07 submitted for PINK! 6/6/07 received PINK 6/19/07 embassy appointment 6/21/07 Home Forever 7/21/07 Rec'd COC
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02-19-2006, 07:49 PM
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as long as it's not torn are marked or too worn it should be okay. We went to our bank when we found out that we were going to travel, about a week before, and they started pulling bills for us. None of them were mint but they were in fairly good condition. We never had any problems.
lionbird, people in Guatemala prefer to have bills that aren't too worn. If they don't approve of the bills then they will refuse to take them. Like I said, we never had a problem, just make sure they are good looking bills.
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02-19-2006, 07:52 PM
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I had trouble at Burger King with a twenty where the president's face was faded from being folded too many times. I don't think they're as picky with the smaller bills like ones or fives.
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Amy December 2004: Sent in agency applications March 13, 2005: Referral! It's a boy! (DOB 2/28) May 3, 2005: DNA match June 1, 2005: Preapproval! June 3, 2005: PGN July 22, 2005: OUT!! August 16, 2005: GCBC!! August 29, 2005: Pink September 2, 2005: Home!!!
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02-19-2006, 08:56 PM
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We didn't have any problems with money except at the Embassy on our pick up trip. Make sure those bills are crisp with no tears. We had the tiniest of tiny pieces ripped from a corner of a $50 and they rejected it.
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02-19-2006, 09:43 PM
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When I went to the bank, I was very picky about the money, the teller, thought that I was nuts.
We didn't have any problems at the embassy, but a friend of mine that had been there twie before said that both times they had money rejected b/c it wasn't crisp enough.
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8/9/05 It's a girl 8/30/05 Referral 9/6/05 POA, fingerprinting 9/22/05 171 9/30/05 Authorization for DNA 10/31/05 DNA test done and SW interview 11/14/05 DNA match and exit FC! 12/6/05 Pre-Approval and on to PGN!!! 12/????? KO 1/5/06 Re-In 1/12/06 Out of PGN 2/3/06 PINK SLIP 2/13/06 Embassy appointment 2/16/06 Home Forever!!!
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02-19-2006, 09:58 PM
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We didn't have any problems with any of our money. We did exchange most of it at the Marriott for quetzels. No one questioned anything.
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07/15/05 - Homestudy began 08/02/05 - Signed with agency 09/13/05 - Homestudy completed 11/10/05 - Dossier completed 12/14/05 - Baby girl born!! 12/22/05 - Referral Accepted 12/28/05 - 171H Done 01/27/06 - DNA results matched! 02/06/06 - Entered FC 02/10/06 - FC Interview Complete! 2/11-2/15/06- In GUA on Visit Trip! 02/21/06 - Preapproval! 3/20/06 Submitted to PGN! 3/31/06 - OUT!! 4/3/06 - Waiting on correction on final decree  5/8/06 - All corrections done. Waiting on bc!!! 5/18/06 - BC obtained!!! FINALLY!!!!! 5/18/06 - Submitted for pink 5/24/06 - PINK  5/28/06 - leaving to get our peanut!!! 5/31/06- Embassy Appointment 6/3/06- Home Forever!
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02-20-2006, 06:35 AM
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We tried to get new ones at the bank as well, but they didn't have any. They gave us the best they had and it was fine.
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Robyn I-171H 7/8/05 My princesa is born 7/12/05  Referral 7/19/05 DNA done 8/19/05 Entered Family Court 9/6/05 DNA results 10/4/05 Wonderful visit 10/13/05 to 10/16/05 Out of Family Court 10/??/05 Preapproval 11/21/05 Entered PGN 11/24/05 Out of PGN 11/28/05 Birth Certificate 12/7/05 Pink 12/20/05 In our arms forever 1/2/06  Embassy Appt. 1/4/06 Home Forever 1/6/06   
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