We got a notice in the mail the other day that both my and my mother's prints were unreadable, so now we both have to get letters of good conduct for all jurisdictions that we've lived in for the past five years and sign an affidavit attesting to certain facts (we haven't been arrested, etc., etc.). This is no big deal for me, as I've been a Suffolk County resident for the past five years., but my mom has only been here for 3 years. Before that, she lived in Katy, TX. I got a letter of Good Conduct from them the last go around, and I'm waiting to hear back from USCIS/NYC Adoption to see if I need a new one, or will the old be acceptable.
I sent the requests and money to Suffolk County on Thursday. They're generally pretty fast. We have 60 days to turn this around.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
No News is - Well, No News
I haven't gotten another fingerprint notice, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the second time was the charm.
Not that it means a whole Hell of a lot. The process is moving slower than an arthritic snail.
Not that it means a whole Hell of a lot. The process is moving slower than an arthritic snail.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
UPDATE - Fingerprints
UPDATE - I went yesterday (7/22/09) to my appointment. I was there for a half hour while the technician printed and reprinted my left hand. Let's keep our fingers crossed that these took. When I asked why they don't back up with ink, she told me that they only use ink when the computers are down.
Silly. Just plain silly.
Silly. Just plain silly.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Fingerprints - Ad Nauseum
I have to be printed again. When we went the last time, they said that they couldn't read my left hand, but kept trying until they got what they figured was a usuable set of prints. Guess again.
Why don't they back up their scanner with ink? I don't know. Maybe it makes too much sense? ARGH.
Why don't they back up their scanner with ink? I don't know. Maybe it makes too much sense? ARGH.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Fingerprinting
Well, it's been 15 months since our last fingerprinting and, since our fingerprints have "expired", we had to get printed again.
I can understand asking for a couple or three hundred dollars to re-run our prints, but reprinting? I didn't get new fingerprints for Christmas, so why do I need to be reprinted, at the tune of almost $1,000?
I am happy to say that the USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) ASC (Application Support Center) moved from the nasty building in Hempstead to a nice new facility in Hicksville. The people were all the same, which was nice, since they were pretty good the first go-round.
Tom's printing went without issue; my mom was there for about 15 minutes while they tried to find her prints (we'll probably have to go back, like we did last time, then do the affidavit). The prints on my right hand went fine, but apparently my left hand has really bad prints. I was there about 10 minutes.
Time will tell if we have to go back.
I can understand asking for a couple or three hundred dollars to re-run our prints, but reprinting? I didn't get new fingerprints for Christmas, so why do I need to be reprinted, at the tune of almost $1,000?
I am happy to say that the USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) ASC (Application Support Center) moved from the nasty building in Hempstead to a nice new facility in Hicksville. The people were all the same, which was nice, since they were pretty good the first go-round.
Tom's printing went without issue; my mom was there for about 15 minutes while they tried to find her prints (we'll probably have to go back, like we did last time, then do the affidavit). The prints on my right hand went fine, but apparently my left hand has really bad prints. I was there about 10 minutes.
Time will tell if we have to go back.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Wait
The wait seems as if it will never end. Each month, when I get the Places Everyone email from Great Wall, I compare it with the prior months. I am sad to say that I have seen no movement on that list since January, and only minimal movement since August.
We were told that things would start to speed up in the beginning of 2009, but I don't see any evidence of that. It looks like the 5 year prediction is going to come true. If things keep crawling the way they are, I can see it going longer.
Of course, our I-171H expires in May, so we have to go through the process of getting re-fingerprinted (which makes absolutely no sense to me) and have a home study update ($150) done. The first renewal of the I-171H is free (if we get everything done by the expiration date - a HUGE feat when you have a CPA husband that's been working 7 days a week). The I-171H expires every 15 months, so the next several will cost $960 each. Then there's the home study update fee each time.
We got reprinted (at the local level) a couple of weeks ago and sent that paperwork up to get the state check redone. We have to wait for that to come back and then send the results and the updated home study to USCIS (Immigration) for our reprint appointment at the federal level. You may ask why they can't both use the same prints. I asked the same question. I honestly think it comes down to each bureaucracy wanting to have control over its own little kingdom.
So, now of course, people are telling me to go to another country. Easy for them to say. We've already invested a lot of money toward this adoption. We have also started picturing our daughter, and she's Chinese.
We were told that things would start to speed up in the beginning of 2009, but I don't see any evidence of that. It looks like the 5 year prediction is going to come true. If things keep crawling the way they are, I can see it going longer.
Of course, our I-171H expires in May, so we have to go through the process of getting re-fingerprinted (which makes absolutely no sense to me) and have a home study update ($150) done. The first renewal of the I-171H is free (if we get everything done by the expiration date - a HUGE feat when you have a CPA husband that's been working 7 days a week). The I-171H expires every 15 months, so the next several will cost $960 each. Then there's the home study update fee each time.
We got reprinted (at the local level) a couple of weeks ago and sent that paperwork up to get the state check redone. We have to wait for that to come back and then send the results and the updated home study to USCIS (Immigration) for our reprint appointment at the federal level. You may ask why they can't both use the same prints. I asked the same question. I honestly think it comes down to each bureaucracy wanting to have control over its own little kingdom.
So, now of course, people are telling me to go to another country. Easy for them to say. We've already invested a lot of money toward this adoption. We have also started picturing our daughter, and she's Chinese.
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