CIS Person: United States Immigration Adoption Department
Me: Hi, I am calling to check on my adoption form I-800A status
CIS: Your receipt number
Me: SIMxxxxxxxxxxx
CIS: Let me check (long pause). It has not been assigned an officer to review it yet.
Me: (very solemn) Oh.....How long from when you received my document is the average wait time?
CIS: Our website says 90 days
Me: (again very sad, but really nice) O.k. Is there anything I can do to expedite this process?
CIS: No
Me: Alright, thank you. I will call again tomorrow!
REPEAT THIS EXACT CONVERSATION MONDAY - FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK AND LAST.
One thing I will tell you is that I am persistent and I will call these people every day until that paper is in my hands. I joked that pretty soon, they will answer the call I put through every day at 1:30, with "Hi, Mallory".
I know this is not the case, but I envision these "officers" sitting in their cubicles on facebook while I wait for a life changing form to be complete! I know they are not really on facebook, but when you are anxiously awaiting a really important document, you start to imagine things like that!
I hold onto that fact that God is bigger than this. God has continually had His hand on this whole process, and if we are waiting a little longer than I think we should be on a document, it is because God is up to bigger things!
BUT...just so you know Lord, I will be putting in my call once again on Monday!
All of you going through the adoption process are angels here on earth! You all are in my prayers. And if you get a moment, check out my friend's blog, who is in the process of adopting a little boy from Russia. It's in my sidebar and is named, "Our Eyes Opened." I know they would love to connect with more families in the adoption process. Y'all are my heroes!
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