Thought I would share the latest update on our adoption status… We really have made no progress. The way we see it, there are 3 things “in flight.”
Not holding my breath for this bill to pass anytime soon. If it happens, great… The intent of the bill is to allow parents who are US nationals to apply immediately on their adopted children's behalf to become legal permanent residents and ultimately qualify for citizenship.
But according to our senator’s office, here is the latest on the bill: “Unfortunately, this bill, the Help HAITI Act of 2010 (S. 3411/H.R. 5283), is still pending in the judiciary committees of both the House and the Senate. Until the committees take action on the bill it cannot come to the floor for a vote on final passage. Please know that Senator Merkley is currently reviewing this bill and I have let him know about the requests I have received from you and other adoptive parents that he work to pass this bill.”
TWO:
We are so confused and frustrated. We sent in everything we were supposed to (I-600 & I-485 applications.) This took so much effort… Supposedly our I-600 is sitting at the National Benefits Center and we are waiting for it to be transferred to the “local office” in Yakima. However the I-485 was improperly REJECTED, so we have no idea what is happening with that, or where to go from here.
And we did just hear from the senator's office as follows:
I am still working on the I-485 issue. You are not the only family having problems despite following the guidance that USCIS had given. Our office along with other congressional offices in Oregon have been raising this issue with USCIS and requesting a clear response on how these cases should be filed.
We have heard that some states are allowing parents to adopt the children in the US. This DOES NOT give them citizenship, so that is still a huge issue, but at least they are seen as officially adopted in the US. We have now contacted a lawyer to see if we can get anywhere in Oregon using this route.
THREE:
We know that GLA is trying to get paperwork through the Haitian court systems… but we don’t know what this will mean for us. If we will come out of there with an official adoption or not. And even if we get this far – it doesn’t give us citizenship or a passport, etc… So we will need to figure all that out.
If there is someone out there, reading this blog who thinks they can help us… We would LOVE to hear from you. The ultimate goal = US Citizenship and a US Passport.
- A pending bill: “Help HAITI Act of 2010”
- US Adoption: Using our Category One status (far enough down the paperwork path in Haiti to go this route.)
- Haiti Adoption: Waiting to see if GLA can get our paperwork through the system in Haiti to be considered “legally” adopted in Haiti.
Not holding my breath for this bill to pass anytime soon. If it happens, great… The intent of the bill is to allow parents who are US nationals to apply immediately on their adopted children's behalf to become legal permanent residents and ultimately qualify for citizenship.
But according to our senator’s office, here is the latest on the bill: “Unfortunately, this bill, the Help HAITI Act of 2010 (S. 3411/H.R. 5283), is still pending in the judiciary committees of both the House and the Senate. Until the committees take action on the bill it cannot come to the floor for a vote on final passage. Please know that Senator Merkley is currently reviewing this bill and I have let him know about the requests I have received from you and other adoptive parents that he work to pass this bill.”
TWO:
We are so confused and frustrated. We sent in everything we were supposed to (I-600 & I-485 applications.) This took so much effort… Supposedly our I-600 is sitting at the National Benefits Center and we are waiting for it to be transferred to the “local office” in Yakima. However the I-485 was improperly REJECTED, so we have no idea what is happening with that, or where to go from here.
And we did just hear from the senator's office as follows:
I am still working on the I-485 issue. You are not the only family having problems despite following the guidance that USCIS had given. Our office along with other congressional offices in Oregon have been raising this issue with USCIS and requesting a clear response on how these cases should be filed.
We have heard that some states are allowing parents to adopt the children in the US. This DOES NOT give them citizenship, so that is still a huge issue, but at least they are seen as officially adopted in the US. We have now contacted a lawyer to see if we can get anywhere in Oregon using this route.
THREE:
We know that GLA is trying to get paperwork through the Haitian court systems… but we don’t know what this will mean for us. If we will come out of there with an official adoption or not. And even if we get this far – it doesn’t give us citizenship or a passport, etc… So we will need to figure all that out.
If there is someone out there, reading this blog who thinks they can help us… We would LOVE to hear from you. The ultimate goal = US Citizenship and a US Passport.
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