After we get approval, then we will start all of the documents for the US. government and Colombian government. The documents that will go to the US government is called an I-800 Form, and it goes to the US Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS). The second set of fingerprints that will go to the FBI is part of the I-800 Form. It takes about two months for the I-800 to be processed. At this point you will have the approved I-800 Form and your approved Home Study as the start of your dossier. The dossier is the name for all of your documents that will be sent to Colombia. The dossier is a huge part of the adoption process. It will include the home study, I-800 Form, Colombian application, letter of introduction from our family, physican approval on our health, certified birth certificates and marriage certificate, passports, formal pictures, employment letters, financial statements, a psychological evaluation, and yet another set of fingerprints!. All of these documents are notorized and apostilled. Apostille is a notary of the notary from the Secretary of State where the form was notorized. Except for our birth certificates and marriage certificate, everything can be done here in Phoenix. All of these documents will go to the ICBF. ICBF seeks to evaluate prospective parents social, psychological, mental, and physical "readiness."
Although it is a lot of paper work, you have to just take it step by step. We are so excited to be on this journey!
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