We are jumping through paper hoops. The days leading up to Christmas looked something like this:
Monday 12/18 - Find an agency called FingerPrintTech in Santa Monica and get Livescan fingerprints done from California DOJ
Tuesday 12/19 - arrive at Immigration Dept in downtown LA at 9 AM to file I-600A - while there I meet 2 couples who are going on year 2 of waiting (!). They are both there to refile paperwork as it expires after 18 months...all of the fees ahve to be paid a second time; Bob's passport is expiring 1/07 - drop off paperwork for renewel passport office; head to get livescan fingerprints done for FBI (wait 3 hours while they fix the computer); order consulate letters from the bank; so to Santa Monica police dept for clearance letter, and are told that we have to go to LA Sherriff's office.
Wednesday 12/20 - Go to LA Sherriff's office in West Hollywood and meet an officer who is very helpful. Turns out she was adopted! Paperwork will take 24 hours.
Thursday 12/21 - We go for physicals (both China and the agency needs different reports); we pick up paperwork fro the Sheriff's office...and we take a red eye to St. Augustine for the holidays.
Monday 12/18 - Find an agency called FingerPrintTech in Santa Monica and get Livescan fingerprints done from California DOJ
Tuesday 12/19 - arrive at Immigration Dept in downtown LA at 9 AM to file I-600A - while there I meet 2 couples who are going on year 2 of waiting (!). They are both there to refile paperwork as it expires after 18 months...all of the fees ahve to be paid a second time; Bob's passport is expiring 1/07 - drop off paperwork for renewel passport office; head to get livescan fingerprints done for FBI (wait 3 hours while they fix the computer); order consulate letters from the bank; so to Santa Monica police dept for clearance letter, and are told that we have to go to LA Sherriff's office.
Wednesday 12/20 - Go to LA Sherriff's office in West Hollywood and meet an officer who is very helpful. Turns out she was adopted! Paperwork will take 24 hours.
Thursday 12/21 - We go for physicals (both China and the agency needs different reports); we pick up paperwork fro the Sheriff's office...and we take a red eye to St. Augustine for the holidays.
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