Two more families from our agency received referrals this week. Unfortunately they were not for us. I'm happy that the pace is picking up with matches from our agency, but disappointed that we still waiting for our referral. Our dossier was submitted in March 2014. The two families that received referrals this week, dossiers were submitted in February and June 2014.
Haiti Program
January 2016 Update
Dear Families,
Hope all of you and your loved ones had a wonderful holiday season and that you are enjoying the New Year!
We are pleased to share some good news with you, in this first Haiti Program Update for 2016! We are seeing increased activity in the process of our vintage cases! Two families received referral matches in Dec. 2015. Both families were able to travel for their bonding trips in early Jan. 2016. Daniel and Silvia returned to Haiti as scheduled and were able to accompany both families to the US Embassy for them to file their I-600s. The US Embassy visit went very smoothly and the families were pleased with services provided by Daniel and Silvia. Both families were also very pleased with their bonding visits with the children as well as services provided by MDA staff.
Two more vintage family cases have received their referral matches this week! It is anticipated that these families will be able to make their bonding trips sometime in Feb. or March of this year.
We are also pleased to announce that Angela Jackson and Tania Griasnow will be traveling to Haiti in early Feb. 2016 to meet with Daniel and Silvia, IBSER officials, US Embassy officials, and staff at Maison des Anges (MDA) crèche. The main focus of this visit will be to advocate for our vintage families and facilitate the expediting of referral matches before April 1, 2016. We will also be seeking clarification as to what will be the process for families who will need to switch from having filed an I-600-A to filing an I-800-A. We are optimistic that our visit will be productive, informative, and that all of us as a team will continue advocating for our families in the Haiti Program.
We are looking forward to the opportunity to share our trip experience with our families upon our return to the USA.
Warm Regards,
Tania Griasnow
Haiti Program Coordinator
Tania Griasnow
Program Coordinator
Carolina Adoption Services
