Back in 2008 I posted this post, where the example showed that a family who originally filed an I-600a in February of 2007 would be grandfathered until February or March of 2013 as long as they kept filing and extending before things expired. Basically, the rules at the time said you pay to file, then [...]

Let’s talk a little today about how the Hague is affecting those who are having to go that route. I know that for families in the NSN program there is an extra step between referral and returning the LOA, and that those families are often traveling several weeks, if not a full month, later than [...]

These are all things I’ve covered multiple times before, but I’ve got people emailing me like it is brand new news, so I guess I need to report them a few more times. As reported September 16th, the CCAA is requiring that all dossiers be represented by an agency that is Hague Accredited. If your [...]

This comes from the JCICS China page: September 16, 2009 – During a meeting with the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) on Tuesday September 15 2009, Director General Lu announced that beginning December 1 2009; all adoptive families must be registered with a Hague Accredited Adoption Service Provider (ASP). If an adoptive family is [...]

Two questions have come up recently: Has anyone received a referral (recently) that fell under Hague? In other words, your original I-171H lapsed and you had go go through the Hague stuff to get USCIS approval, and you’ve received a referral? If so, did you have to jump through any extra hoops before returning your [...]

Wasn’t that term originally some sort of army term or something? Fitting when dealing with the government, apparently. I’ve had a lot of emails coming in about what people have heard. I’ve been forwarded several responses from various USCIS offices and no one seems to agree. I’ve seen all of the following things said or [...]