Im heading there tomorrow. Stephen's fingerprints left Kiev Friday night and got to DC Weds. Nothing was done yesterday, today they were moved somewhere else and are suppose to we done tomorrow by 12pm, but the Embassy will be closed by them and of course yet another Ukraine holiday on Mon. So that makes Tues the earliest and now we are dealing with the Democratic Convention and we cant find any flts into Denver for 4 people.
We have contacted many congressional people. Today the immigration specialist asked me why our agency didn't make sure these were updated before we left. I told her we have the same question. At this point no one will take responsibility for this and they have washed their hands of us. Im sure they are sleeping fine at tonight.
We will update the blog when we know more on Tues.
5 comments:
Cyndi and Stephen,
We are so sorry you guys are going through this. We can feel your pain as we would have been in the same situation if you had not warned us!
Can you at least get back to the US and have a long layover until the Democratic Convention is over? Could you fly into a neighboring state, rest, rent a car and drive home? I guess you have to sit tight until you get the approval.
It would also be nice if the USCIS changed their procedures so that the supporting documentation to the 171-H would be valid the same amount of time and not expire earlier. Fingerprints don't change - if you were injured the onus would be on you to go and be re-fingerprinted. What a mess!
Have a good weekend and make the best of a bad situation. We have heard there is a TGI-Fridays in Kyiv (maybe some American food would bring some comfort)!
Looking forward to seeing you back home and to meeting the girls,
The Barretts
Hi Cyndi and Stephen,
You don't know me, but I happened upon your blog and see a picture of Nadiya, our soon to be 10 yo daughter. She is in the pic with the 4 girls (below the pic with all the kids from the orphanage). She is the girl on the left dressed in pink and white shoes. I was so excited to see a pic of her. Our dossier was just submitted this week, so we hope to be traveling within the next couple of months. I'd love to chat with you...could you email me at cmartowski@yahoo.com? Thanks...your daughters are beautiful!!!
Hi Cyndi....
I just wanted to let you know that my thoughts are with you, Stephen and your beautiful daughters. Hang in there, you will all be home soon together.
I am very excited for you!
Carlene Graham
What a train wreck! So sorry you are still stuck in this situation. I agree with Twyla and Johnny USICS could make this a bit less difficult if the fingerprints were the same schdeule as the I171-H, but also the Stork could have made a point of warning you!
We continue to pray for God to work thru this, and for your comfort.
Love,
Aimee
We are still here praying that you guys get home quickly. We hope your flight over isn't too horrible and that at least you will all four be together. Cara
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