I have some clarification of the earlier positive email from this post. I’d first like to point out that this has gone through two translations – from Chinese to the other language and then to English. And then I will point out that I am heavily paraphrasing to protect the source. The CCAA has a [...]

At least one agency is expecting that we may start seeing referrals closer together than we’ve been seeing them. I have three people telling me this, but only one tells me their agency. The European agency that is most always right has told someone with a 7/20 LID that they will have to wait at [...]

As the rumor about new requirements starts to get louder and louder, we are also seeing more people who are saying they were turned down for apparently new things. I’m getting a lot of emails about whether I think someone’s particular issues will cause them to be denied, and I’m sorry that I don’t know [...]

I’ve had a number of emails from people who were troubled by our most unladylike commenter. There are some who think I should moderate all comments, and there are some who think I should delete what was said. I won’t be deleting it because the conversation that flowed from it was for the most part [...]

I’m going post some details of two emails that arrived within minutes of each other. Both of these are from non-US sources. The first email tells me that they have a relationship with someone in China. Someone who has been doing this a long time and has a decent relationship within the adoption circles inside [...]

A non-US agency had discussions with the CCAA in Beijing last week and was told to prepare for a wait of up to 18 months. Another non-US agency is telling their people that they expect the wait to continue to increase somewhat before stabilizing. They give no idea as to how long “somewhat” may be. [...]