So, what happens now??

We got some information on the steps required to bring Hanna home. Here is what we received today:

The next step in the process will be getting her current birth certificate -- it will say her current name. That can take up to 2 months to get documents ready for that, then file them with a court, then there is a 30 day period of waiting for the actual B.C., Once we get the birth certificate, then we file your documents with the Adoption Court. the hearing is then scheduled pretty quickly - 1-2 weeks - and Pierre goes to that hearing. The Judgement is signed and it is registered with the court in a day or two from Hearing date. There is a 30 day appellate period, and at the end, there is a No Appeals Judgment issued. Once that is issued, the I-600 is sent to USCIS and you wait for your approval. Once you get the approval, documents are filed with the US Embassy in Kinshasa for visa. We get the visa, then we get the Exit Letter from the DGM in Kinshasa. Then you go and pick up your daughter - YAY!!

Hopefully, she will be home in the Spring!