One Very BIG step

Baby G’s Emigration Permit (EP) was approved on June 9, 2010.

What is next you may wonder?

It is hard to say exactly when we will be able to travel to Korea to get her but we do know that we there are just a few more steps left.

Next Baby G needs to have her Travel Certificate (TC). Our agency in Korea will apply to the Ministry of Foreign affairs for the Travel Certificate now that the EP has been approved. The turnaround time for this step is usually about a week and needs to occur before Baby G is ready to travel. We will not be notified of this step but it should take place next week.

After the TC is approved, Baby G will need to have her Visa Physical Examination. This exam is done by a doctor who has been appointed by the US Embassy. The exam takes place at our agency but is not done by an agency doctor. The exams are generally done on Wednesday’s but it is hard to guess what Wednesday she will have her exam. It is safe to say it should be this month, maybe the 30th. We will be notified as to when Baby G has her exam.

Our file which, hold everything from our marriage certificate to our girls legal documents and vaccination report is submitted to the Embassy for a one way Travel Visa. This takes about 5 to 8 business days.

And there is also the Visa Interview where her Foster Mother will physically take her to the Embassy. We will not be notified when this happens.

After the above steps our agency will contact us to let us know that our daughter is ready to come home. And I will be on the next plane to Seoul Korea!