A Blessing In Disguise

At least I hope so! We just found out we have to re-do our home study due to Jeff changing his job this coming year. We knew we would probably have to do an addendum. However, we just found out the USCIS is no longer accepting them. It seems they are getting more and more strict with their paperwork. I'm not quite sure what all is involved, but we will probably have to get updated financials, proof of his new employment/ownership of company, etc. That's not a big deal. Not sure if we have to do ALL of the home study paperwork over again. I mean, it can be done, but could take time. Hopefully we won't have to. I guess we will see. 

So how is this a blessing? Well, at least we are finding out NOW. There are families that have had a lot of problems and one that has been in Thailand for over a month. I am feeling rather grateful that we got this information and can start working on it immediately verses scrambling for it and praying for a fax from home to get to the office in Bangkok. Even if we get our referral in Jan, we probably won't travel till Feb or March so we should have plenty of time to get everything done and sent to the the USCIS office - both here and in Bangkok. So yes, I am thinking this is a good thing that at the very least we know it now and can handle it now and on our own turf.

The other good news to this is that our agency said it wouldn't hold up anything on the Thai side. Dossier is in and we are all set there. Which means it won't hold us up on getting that referral or travel date. It could only hold us up on the back end (meaning at the USCIS office) when we get there. So busy, busy, busy we will be the next few weeks making sure we have everything we need to get a new home study! Of course, if the worst thing happened and we were STILL held up in Bangkok awhile it wouldn't be the end of the world. Inconvenient, yes. But the end of the world, no. We'll have our girl and that is all that matters. Jeff would stay as long as he could, but if he had to go back I would stay with her and wait for things to get processed. Going to try to keep that in my mind and prepare myself for anything. And of course, get our documents done as quickly and efficiently as we can.

Wish us luck!