Paperwork, paperwork and MORE paperwork

Many of you know how much paperwork we've completed to bring Sophie Girl home, but I've posted a VERY small portion below so I can again recall God's faithfulness~ we truly jumped through MANY hoops to even get approved to bring our sweet girl home!

The following documents had to be notarized, state-sealed and put in the following order:

1. Application Letter
2. Birth Certificates ( certified copy)
3. Marital Status Certificates ( certified copy)
4. Verification of Employment Letters Non-Employment Letter
5. Financial Statement
6. Certificates of Health of applicants
7. Police Clearance Letters
8. Adoptive Family Home Study
9. Copy of USCIS Form, 1-171H and affidavit ( Notice of Favorable Determination Concerning Application for Advance for Processing of Orphan Petition)

The following documents were NOT notarized but are included as part of our dossier packet.

1. Passport copies
2. Recent photographs
3. One Passport Photos of Each Applicant ( even if not traveling)
4. Check for $$$$
5. Photocopy of the Agency License

In Oct. 2008, we had our homestudy updated for the second time! It will expire June 2, 2010; we're praying that we get a referral before it has to be updated for the THIRD time.