No News is...No News

Well, September 15 has come and gone and there is still no news as to if/when the Consulate will again start to accept dossiers. I didn't expect an announcement over a huge Kazakh bullhorn (actually that is quite a terrifying thought haha), but was kind of hoping for something... anything! Yesterday was originally the cutoff date for agencies to send dossiers to the Consulate before they change they rules as to whom they are accepting dossiers from. Before they were taking them from many agencies. Now they are going to come out with a list of which agencies are acceptable. I have no doubt that mine will be included on their list, as they have a very good reputation in both countries and are Hague accredited.

There are two things worrying me. The first is when will they start accepting dossiers again, where will they be accepting them (Embassy or Consulate) and how many will they accept from each agency every month. These are very valid concerns that can greatly affect my entire process. My dossier is about halfway through translation in terms of allotted time. For all I know, it could be done, but sitting there waiting for word from Kaz that they are accepting dossiers again. When I get "started" (she says 9 months into the process) will depend on when I can travel. This trip will not be occurring as quickly as we had planned. The process has undergone major changes since I started it and it continues to be "under construction" now and in the near future. What this may also mean is that my paperwork may expire while it's sitting there waiting. And then I will have to jump through more dossier hoops and gather more paperwork, have it notarized and apostilled all over again. If this happen 2 months from no rather than 2 weeks from now, I will have to have my homestudy updated entirely... more time and money...

My second concern holds less weight right now. While my agency does not believe they will stop single parent adoptions at this time, it is always possible and there have been rumors for years. This is obviously very stressful to think about, as I have my heart set on Kazakhstan, so I will just cross that bridge... But for those of you who think that's crazy and unlike me, you will be relieved to know that I do have a Plan B. I won't share that until it's necessary because I do not want to create realities that do not yet exist. But there is a Plan B.

So, I am feeling a bit better than last week, mostly because I am trying to rally and stay positive. It's just been so hard to do so while watching all of the Children's Hope families get their dossiers rejected because of gender preference. It seems to be an agency thing, but I really feel for all of these loving families who have spent months, some of them over a year, with their paperwork in Kazakhstan. Now they have to start all over again.

I just wanted to let you know that I have added a "subscribe" button to my blog. When I post a new entry you will be notified. Yet another one of the bells and whistles I have added to keep you in the loop! Big hugs all around!!!