[maisy]

Can anyone speak to adopting two unrelated children regarding the travel? We are in process with two unrelated children so everything is being done separately, two different attorney's, two separate cases, etc. Our son entered PGN on 10/4 and the girl on 10/24. Does anyone know what the chances might be that we could pick them up (providing in process cases proceed) at the same time, i.e., we assume the boy will be done first and then with all this new stuff you have to do at the end that seems to take weeks and weeks, we hope that our girl might be done and then even if the boy had to wait a few weeks, we could just make one trip. Has that ever happened to anyone? It will be hard for us for various reasons to make two trips but we will of course if need be. It just seems like they might be finished fairly close together, it would be great to get them together.

[musidora]

We adopted two unrelated babies. Our son came out of PGN a couple of weeks before our daughter. We ended up having a bit of a mess with the Embassy because of COURSE our fingerprints expired right when he came out (we weren't expecting it yet). that made us come out a bit more evenly at the embassy. Our facilitator (both had the same atty) had a friend whom he convinced to let us pick both up at once. Otherwise, it would have been one before Christmas and one after New Years.

We really wanted to avoid two trips because it'd be hard to leave one to get the other.

If they are close together but not close enough, you might consider having the second child escorted to the US. Then you won't have to leave the first to get the second.

[DPline]

You also might consider one parent picking up alone if it does come to two separate trips. My kids came home three months apart and since my daugther had been home such a short time when it was time to get our son, DH traveled with my Mom to get him while I stayed home with DD and our older son.

[Mommy2twins]

We adopted two unrelated babies that we on a similar schedule to yours. Of course, anything can happen so it really isn't the least bit predictable as to when you will be ready for travel. But, as luck would have it, we held out after our sons PINK was issued. Which was hard... and we paid extra for foster care. Our daughters came two weeks later and we arranged one interview with the Embassy and one pick up trip.

Hope it works out for you. I completely understand that challenges.
Shelly

[GuatabeeAMum]

We adopted two at once. Our son came home a month ago (we both went for pick up and visited daughter at same time). My husband just flew to Guat today for daughters pick up trip. I like picking them up seperate cause our son was older and had a much more difficult transition/ personality than our daughter does so this gave him some extra one on one time with us to adjust before she came home.

I would personally say a same time pick up trip is unlikely unless you postpone the trip for whoever gets pink first.

[SKL]

I would ask your agency if they can postpone the visa application when the first baby gets out, if it looks like the other won't be far behind. If they can do the visa applications / 2nd DNA at the same time, it seems likely you could pick up at the same time.

I adopted two at once, and at some point I was erroneously told that the two cases were not going through together. The agency told me that if there wasn't too much difference in their "out" date, the attorney would probably spring for the extra foster care so I could travel once only. (I am single and very much wanted them on an IR-3 visa.) Not sure if this would happen with two different attorneys - but perhaps they would let you pay for extra foster care if they wouldn't pay it themselves.