[lastpaige]

For any of you who stayed in Poland instead of making two trips. Did you have to provide to someone a notarized affidavit of support form?

I'm assuming this is something stating that you can support yourself while in Poland and are thus not going to be a burden to the country. But - where can I get this form, and to whom does it go?

Thank you in Advance!

[momraine]

I stayed and was in Poland for six weeks and did not need anything like that. No one asked for it or questioned me.

[PolishMom]

We were there 2x for 7 weeks each time...never needed an affidavit of support form.

[lastpaige]

This form simply states that you are aware of the child's known or possible medical issues and that you are knowingly taking them none-the-less. It seems to be signed in Warsaw at the end of what's usually the second trip when you're dealing with medical appointments and passports, etc.

[momraine]

OK, yeah I had something like that to be signed, I think for the embassy or something. I had to say I had noticed my kid had differences. LOL

[lastpaige]

"I had to say I had noticed my kid had differences."

That is hilarious - did they think that perhaps you weren't that observant?

So glad we can laugh about this stuff!

[aurika]

We were told our judge required us to sign, notarize, and fed ex such a form asap before she would grant us a court date. The Fed Ex cost was $90 for one slip of paper.

[momraine]

Wow, we did not have anything like that.

[LisArno]

We didn't have to do that either. I remember the clerk at the American Embassy in Warsaw asking questions about our kids - what is their level of intelligence, health problems, why were parental rights terminated, ... And "Do they look normal?" I think it was worded like that, or something equally offensive. I wondered what happens if you tell the clerk no, or what if she sees the kids and tells you "those just aren't normal looking kids, sorry."

[manatus]

Our Embassy clerk was very appologetic about the "are they normal in appearance" question and said it was archiac and found it just plain stupid - but she had to ask it anyway.

I don't remember doing anything like that either - and know we definitely didn't fed ex anything like that. I'm surprised our "fun" judge didn't require it!