HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!
Our offices will be closed on Monday, July 5th, for Independence Day, and will reopen on Tuesday, July 6th.
3 families completed their adoption in June and we already have 3 courts scheduled for July!courts scheduled for July!
CHI RUSSIA ADOPTION STATISTICS 2010
For a more complete breakdown of Children's Hope adoption statistics, please contact your adoption consultant if you did not receive this Program Update by email.
CIS APPROVAL: KNOW YOUR EXPIRATION DATES!
The USCIS approval – also known as the I-171-H – is one of the most important documents in your dossier, since it is the document that allows you to bring your adopted child home to the U.S.
When you receive your CIS approval, you will keep the original to bring with you on your second trip to Russia. For your dossier, you will make a photocopy of the original CIS approval. You will attach a cover sheet with a statement saying that you certify it is a true and exact copy of your CIS approval. That statement gets notarized, and then the whole thing (statement and photocopy) apostilled. It is sent to Russia as part of your paperwork.
There are actually three dates to keep track of regarding your CIS approval:
- First and foremost: the date when the approval itself expires. The approval is good for 18 months. So the expiration is 18 months after the date of the “completion of advanced processing.” Typically the CIS approval does not actually show a date of expiration, but only the date of the completion of the advanced processing. This is usually in the upper right hand corner of the form. So, it is up to you to calculate the expiration date by adding 18 months to the date of the completion of advanced processing. itself expires. The approval is good for 18 months. So the expiration is 18 months after the date of the “completion of advanced processing.” Typically the CIS approval does actually show a date of expiration, but only the date of the completion of the advanced processing. This is usually in the upper right hand corner of the form. So, it is up to you to calculate the expiration date by adding 18 months to the date of the completion of advanced processing.
- The CIS fingerprints are good for 15 months. This expiration date is shown on the CIS approval form. It will either be shown on page one or page two. are good for 15 months. This expiration date shown on the CIS approval form. It will either be shown on page one or page two.
- The dossier document (the notarized and apostilled photocopy of your CIS approval) is good for 12 months from the date it is signed by you, or until the notary expires – whichever occurs first. (the notarized and apostilled of your CIS approval) is good for 12 months from the date it is signed by you, or until the notary expires – whichever occurs first.
The CIS approval and fingerprints must be valid at the time of your visa interview at US Embassy Moscow at the end of your second trip. Please keep this date in your mind, on you calendar, wherever necessary so that you know when the approval expires! Your CHI consultant will be watching this as well, but it is the responsibility of the family to be sure they are traveling to Russia with current CIS approval and fingerprints so that they can obtain a visa for their child.
Also, please make sure that the age and gender of the child that you are adopting is within the approved range on the CIS approval.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF DISCIPLINE WEBINAR
Heart of the Matter Seminars will have a one-hour LIVE webinar on Wednesday, July 7th, at 7pm CDT, titled A Different Kind of Discipline..
The webinar will cover the following topics:
- Discern why certain traditional discipline techniques don’t work for the child who waited.
- Identify which techniques are more effective any why.
If you choose, you may fill out the following SURVEY on their website, which will help the staff tailor the presentation to your needs specifically. on their website, which will help the staff tailor the presentation to your needs specifically.
The cost of the webinar is $15, and you may REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE.
2010 SUMMER REUNION
Children's Hope International will be hosting a reunion picnic in St Louis this summer next weekend, July 10, 2010. There will be multiple events and activities during this weekend and it is a great chance to come meet your staff and other adoptive families. Please see more details here:
http://adopt.childrenshope.net/reunion/reunion2010.php
Mark your calendars!
If you have any questions and/or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact your adoption consultant, and you may also reach me via email at Andrei.Skurtu@ChildrensHope.net
The Russia Team
