Comments on: New Consulate rule http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/ Join the Rumor Queen as she looks for the latest rumors and then analyzes them, trying to figure out what the CCAA will do next. Sat, 19 May 2012 02:54:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: waitingtoolong http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29902 waitingtoolong Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:21:06 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29902 Mom2Isabel-- Thank you. That really does cover it. So we should be getting an updated I171H before we have to update it again.... Mom2Isabel–
Thank you. That really does cover it. So we should be getting an updated I171H before we have to update it again….

]]> By: cab http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29901 cab Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:03:54 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29901 Hi everyone, this is my first entry on this site. Following the CNN story I have to make a comment. Last year in Australia one of our federal politicians made a comment in one of the major newspapers in Sydney regarding her opinion of people adopting internationally and specifically from China, which was, and I am not quoting here, that international adoption was people in a first world country like Australia plundering the third world for their children. Now this comment illicited outrage from the adoption community, sadly only the adoption community, and hundreds of emails and letters were sent to the newspaper and this government minister and other ministers across Australia. Not one person received a response from her or her office. No retraction or apology has ever appeared in any form in the Australian media or from the current Australian government. Just thought you all may be interested in the situation down under. Best wishes, cab Hi everyone,

this is my first entry on this site. Following the CNN story I have to make a comment. Last year in Australia one of our federal politicians made a comment in one of the major newspapers in Sydney regarding her opinion of people adopting internationally and specifically from China, which was, and I am not quoting here, that international adoption was people in a first world country like Australia plundering the third world for their children. Now this comment illicited outrage from the adoption community, sadly only the adoption community, and hundreds of emails and letters were sent to the newspaper and this government minister and other ministers across Australia. Not one person received a response from her or her office. No retraction or apology has ever appeared in any form in the Australian media or from the current Australian government.
Just thought you all may be interested in the situation down under.

Best wishes,
cab

]]> By: Mom2Isabel http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29900 Mom2Isabel Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:38:20 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29900 waitingtoolong- When you get refingerprinted, USCIS will send you an updated 171-H with the new fingerprint expiration date. My fingerprints expired in October. I got the form back ~ 1 month later. My 171-H expiration was Feb 1, 2007. I waited until the November referrals in hopes that I might not have to redo the 171-H. Unfortunately, I missed the cutoff my 5 days. I leave in 10 days for China. I got my new 171-H about 6 weeks after I applied. The local Jacksonville office was not too nice and my agency was about to pull out the big guns and call on the sate senators when it arrived. Turns out my CA is 1/30/07 and I will be leaving on 2/1/07 back to the States but it was cutting it too close. One suggestion to those of you who decide to redo your prints before redoing the 171-H...DOCUMENT everything! Several people locally here in north Florida have had their fingerprints done and then, months later, when they reapplied for another 171-H, their application was returned because they did NOT enclose the fingerprint fee in the cashier check. To avoid that scenario, I wrote a cover letter, explaining that my prints had been redone and attached copies of the appointment letter they had sent me, the cashier's check and the updated 171-h with the new fingerprint expiration date. I had no problem. As a single, it saved me paying yet another $70. As a couple, it would save $140. Good luck! Laureen LID 8/30/05 DOR 12/1/06 Travel 1/18/07-2/1/07 www.babysites.com/sites/laureenmary [Sorry for the length of this...just thought it was important info that might save others some money.] waitingtoolong-

When you get refingerprinted, USCIS will send you an updated 171-H with the new fingerprint expiration date. My fingerprints expired in October. I got the form back ~ 1 month later. My 171-H expiration was Feb 1, 2007. I waited until the November referrals in hopes that I might not have to redo the 171-H. Unfortunately, I missed the cutoff my 5 days. I leave in 10 days for China. I got my new 171-H about 6 weeks after I applied.
The local Jacksonville office was not too nice and my agency was about to pull out the big guns and call on the sate senators when it arrived. Turns out my CA is 1/30/07 and I will be leaving on 2/1/07 back to the States but it was cutting it too close.
One suggestion to those of you who decide to redo your prints before redoing the 171-H…DOCUMENT everything! Several people locally here in north Florida have had their fingerprints done and then, months later, when they reapplied for another 171-H, their application was returned because they did NOT enclose the fingerprint fee in the cashier check.
To avoid that scenario, I wrote a cover letter, explaining that my prints had been redone and attached copies of the appointment letter they had sent me, the cashier’s check and the updated 171-h with the new fingerprint expiration date. I had no problem. As a single, it saved me paying yet another $70. As a couple, it would save $140. Good luck!

Laureen
LID 8/30/05
DOR 12/1/06
Travel 1/18/07-2/1/07
http://www.babysites.com/sites/laureenmary

[Sorry for the length of this...just thought it was important info that might save others some money.]

]]> By: jmlance http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29898 jmlance Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:40:52 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29898 bassets, No, your SW should be responsible for sending in your updated homestudy... all you need to send to your CIS office is a copy of your old 171, a letter stating why you need a new one, the check for $545, and the new I-600A - your SW should send in the updated homestudy after you submit that I-600A! good luck! LID 9/29/05 - NEXT! bassets,
No, your SW should be responsible for sending in your updated homestudy… all you need to send to your CIS office is a copy of your old 171, a letter stating why you need a new one, the check for $545, and the new I-600A – your SW should send in the updated homestudy after you submit that I-600A! good luck!
LID 9/29/05 – NEXT!

]]> By: bassets http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29896 bassets Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:23:14 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29896 Okay...we re-did our fingerpirints on 11/21/06, 1 year post LID by coincidence, and haven't received anything back yet. We are updating our Home Study now. Do we have to send in our updated Home Study with the I-600A or can we send it in now??? I thought I had a grip on all of this paperwork, but now nerves are making me second guess myself...AHHHHHH!! LID 11/21/05 Okay…we re-did our fingerpirints on 11/21/06, 1 year post LID by coincidence, and haven’t received anything back yet. We are updating our Home Study now. Do we have to send in our updated Home Study with the I-600A or can we send it in now??? I thought I had a grip on all of this paperwork, but now nerves are making me second guess myself…AHHHHHH!!

LID 11/21/05

]]> By: JasonG http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29895 JasonG Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:54:05 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29895 For what it's worth, our China-only agency told us that once we re-do our fingerprints, THEN we should re-file the I-600A - that if we do this, we will not need to be re-fingerprinted a third time. We just re-did our fingerprints 2 weeks ago, and are re-filing the I-600A this week. LID 11-07-2005 For what it’s worth, our China-only agency told us that once we re-do our fingerprints, THEN we should re-file the I-600A – that if we do this, we will not need to be re-fingerprinted a third time.

We just re-did our fingerprints 2 weeks ago, and are re-filing the I-600A this week.

LID 11-07-2005

]]> By: Pam C http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29894 Pam C Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:44:27 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29894 You can't get a consulate appointment until after you receive a travel approval -- which lately has taken 3-5 weeks (or more) after your acceptance letter is returned to the CCAA. --Pam C DOR 1/3/07 for DD#2 (LID 9/9/05) You can’t get a consulate appointment until after you receive a travel approval — which lately has taken 3-5 weeks (or more) after your acceptance letter is returned to the CCAA.

–Pam C
DOR 1/3/07 for DD#2 (LID 9/9/05)

]]> By: Katri http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29893 Katri Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:15:23 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29893 Mrs U...That's what I'm stressing about now too. I'm afraid they won't even try to get us a consolate appointment with our documents expiring on the 21st. Question...after you send in your acceptance of referral to Beiijing - when do they start trying to schedule consolate appointments? Is it right away? I'm thinking the USCIS will have my 171-h renewal done....ANYDAY NOW!! Mrs U…That’s what I’m stressing about now too. I’m afraid they won’t even try to get us a consolate appointment with our documents expiring on the 21st. Question…after you send in your acceptance of referral to Beiijing – when do they start trying to schedule consolate appointments? Is it right away? I’m thinking the USCIS will have my 171-h renewal done….ANYDAY NOW!!

]]> By: jksweber http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29891 jksweber Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:51:22 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29891 Kangr- RE: WI USCIS: You may let your fingerprints expire and then re-file for your I-171H. Please be aware that Milw CIS is very slow right now. We re-filed in October, along with a note saying that we expected a referral soon. We were referred on Nov. 30, and we are due to travel soon. We still have no I-171H and are having to deal with Senator Kohl's office to get this done. Skip the middle fingerprints, and re-file early!!!! :) Kangr-
RE: WI USCIS: You may let your fingerprints expire and then re-file for your I-171H. Please be aware that Milw CIS is very slow right now. We re-filed in October, along with a note saying that we expected a referral soon. We were referred on Nov. 30, and we are due to travel soon. We still have no I-171H and are having to deal with Senator Kohl’s office to get this done. Skip the middle fingerprints, and re-file early!!!!
:)

]]> By: glassmaker http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-29890 glassmaker Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:19:17 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/2007/01/06/new-consulate-rule/#comment-29890 Some offices require a new homestudy and others just require an update. Florida is my state and they just needed the update with the new I600A application. Your SW will know for certain. Some offices require a new homestudy and others just require an update. Florida is my state and they just needed the update with the new I600A application. Your SW will know for certain.

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