I600 received by US Embassy

Now, the countdown begins - 60 business days. I've been reading other people's posts and it looks like they are taking the entire 60 day period to complete the investigations. Uggggh.

I600 and update photo of Evan

The last approval letter from the Vietnam government was issued in the past week. That was the last letter I needed to make the referral official. I made it just in time because as of 9/1, no additional referrals will be made between the US and Vietnam. I think this is an unfortunate decision for the many orphaned children in Vietnam and the many parents in the US who would like to have children. I hope the 2 countries will come to a new agreement soon

Now, the next step is for the I600 needs to be filed with the US Embassy. As part of the paperwork, I need to send a photo of Evan. This photo was taken the last week of August so he is about 3 months old. I know my opinion is biased, but he really is a cutie. He looks like he is growing and doing well and he seems to be focusing on something outside the photos, which I think is a good sign.


The I600 will be filed with the US Embassy in a few days. Once the Embassy receives the paperwork, they will send me an email acknowledging its receipt. Then, they have 60 working days to complete their investigation of the baby and the abandonment circumstances. That translates into early December. The investigators will be looking for unusual circumstances that may indicate illegal activity.


Now, I'm settling down for another wait. I hope there are no complications that come out of this investigation because there is no confidence that I would get a replacement referral. It doesn't make any sense to worry about the unknown so I have to put that out of my mind.