Where We Are
We just received our latest update. It was packed full of information but, as usual, I still feel like nothing has been accomplished. As for the DNA authorization, still nothing. Not even news about why it is we have gotten nowhere with this. My best conclusion is that the authorization must be submitted out of the US Embassy and it is pretty well-known among the adoption community that the US Embassy in Guatemala does not function as it should. (For more information on this read the blog below titled Hello Friends and Family.) Our case worker said that she hopes to have information next week on how the DNA authorization is coming along.
The good news is that despite the holdup with the DNA authorization, things are moving along as best as they can. Our file was submitted to PGN and has been kicked out already. PGN is the Guatemalan court. Our file must be approved by PGN in order for our adoption to be completed. Basically getting approval from PGN is a huge sigh of relief and the last major step of the adoption. As I stated, our file was kicked out. This is quite typical. Files are usually kicked out a numerous times for numerous reasons pertaining to deficiencies in the paperwork. Some of these deficiencies are major (parts of paperwork missing) and other are trivial. Our file got kicked out requesting updated medical information for Marcus. Our case worker informed us that this medical report will hopefully be obtained and our file resubmitted by the end of the week (which means more information and pictures for us!).
Our file will get kicked out again because at this point our file is not complete. We are still missing our pre-approval, which is the document that is obtained from a successful DNA match. The attorneys that work with our agency feel that they should submit the file without the DNA pre-approval so that any other deficiencies are caught early on and once the file is submitted with the pre-approval there will (hopefully) be minimal problems. Of course there is really no way of knowing how many times we will get kicked out of PGN or how much paperwork we will have to resubmit.
That is where we are.
The good news is that despite the holdup with the DNA authorization, things are moving along as best as they can. Our file was submitted to PGN and has been kicked out already. PGN is the Guatemalan court. Our file must be approved by PGN in order for our adoption to be completed. Basically getting approval from PGN is a huge sigh of relief and the last major step of the adoption. As I stated, our file was kicked out. This is quite typical. Files are usually kicked out a numerous times for numerous reasons pertaining to deficiencies in the paperwork. Some of these deficiencies are major (parts of paperwork missing) and other are trivial. Our file got kicked out requesting updated medical information for Marcus. Our case worker informed us that this medical report will hopefully be obtained and our file resubmitted by the end of the week (which means more information and pictures for us!).
Our file will get kicked out again because at this point our file is not complete. We are still missing our pre-approval, which is the document that is obtained from a successful DNA match. The attorneys that work with our agency feel that they should submit the file without the DNA pre-approval so that any other deficiencies are caught early on and once the file is submitted with the pre-approval there will (hopefully) be minimal problems. Of course there is really no way of knowing how many times we will get kicked out of PGN or how much paperwork we will have to resubmit.
That is where we are.
posted by Annie and Greg @ 8:22 PM
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