Yesterday we got Anna Kathryn's Certificate of Citizenship from USCIS in the mail. We knew that she became a U.S. Citizen the moment our plane touched down on American soil the night of September 27, but somehow this makes it seem more real. Now we have the piece of paper to prove it. She also got a lovely form letter from President Bush congratulating her on her new status as an American. All adopted children travel home on a passport from their country of origin and on an immigration visa from the U.S., because their citizenship papers have to be hand delivered to the immigration officials at the airport. I think that it is pretty cool that Anna Kathryn departed from China in the capital city, Beijing, and landed in her new home's capital city, Washington, D.C.
After two accordion files worth of paperwork, many hoops to jump, and the frequent frustrations of a predictable but unpredictable process, it's nice to see the end in sight. Now I can apply for her Social Security number and, well, do more paperwork. Our first post-placement report is due to AWAA next week, since the 27th marks one month since we returned. It's hard to believe that our first month at home together is almost over already... time really does go by so quickly.
6 comments:
Isn't that the greatest feeling? I loved receiving that certificate in the mail.
Happy citizenship Anna Kathryn! We had joked about not letting Kylie's feet touch the ground in Chicago when we came home so that she officially became a citizen (at least in our minds) in Charlotte. I agree that it is cool that Anna Kathryn went from capital to capital!
Your one month home will be our Gotcha for Caleb!
Hey you guys!! I'm getting caught up on everyone's blogs today. Life's been good, but busy here. We got our birth certificates and US Citizenship docs this week too... pretty exciting! I'm so glad to hear everything is going so smooth at home! Praise God! I look forward to hearing more and seeing more pictures through the next several months!!
Your daughter is adorable! I love to check out other's blogs as we wait on our daughter!
A waiting AWAA mom
Wow, that was fast!!! Congrats to you all :)
So happy to see your pics and read about settling in together. She's a cutie pie!!
We don't have ours yet, I am hoping soon! Although we had a bit of a mess up in DC. They told us we had to go to interrogation for a green card. I thought they were wrong and questioned them, he pressed we went on, and I asked someone else, they confirmed what I knew, he was wrong and they said they would turn in our paperwork, I am hoping they did, really hoping!
Congratulations Anna Kathryn for being "official"!
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