EP Approved!!!

Well today it's official .. Yu-na's EP has been approved! Basically what this means is that Korea has approved her adoption and has agreed that all of her documents are in line.  Not to bore you with logistics, but I get a lot of questions about the process and what happens now and why it is an additional 2-6 weeks etc.

So this is what happens now (simplifying it as much as I can). My agency in Korea will apply for a Travel Certificate. This takes about a week to get. A packet called a P3 is then submitted to the Embassy with all sorts of documents which I won't bore you with. The purpose of this being approved is to obtain a one way travel visa for her to exit the country and enter the US. This typically takes 5-8 days to obtain. Once this is done the foster family will take her to the US Embassy for a "Visa Interview"  I can actually call DC to find out when this has taken place as they will have record of it. Once this interview is complete, I should receive travel instructions within 48 hours typically.

We are tentatively planning on July 2nd departure and arriving back in the US on July 7th, but of course don't know this for sure yet. This is just a window of time that is very convenient for all parties involved.

I am beyond excited that this is finally happening. I think I'm in shock at this point, because it doesn't seem real yet!   Very excited to have her here in time for her 2nd b-day, hockey camp, school enrollment etc. I just can't wait for all the people who love her so much to finally get to meet her! I think she is going to be such a little blessing to us all!

I also wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for the support this past year! My future is probably going to be very crazy so I may not say it as much as I should so I will just say it now .. thank you for the support and for the support I'm sure you will give me in the upcoming year!