(7.B) The Seal of Approval

Once the meetings were over with the social worker, we patiently waited on her to write the reports and get them approved by our agency.  Four weeks later, we received our approved Home Study and prepared to mail it to the US Customs and Immigration Department (USCIS).  It was great to read all of the wonderful things she had to say about our family in this 16 page typed document.  The report discusses details of our childhood, high school experiences, family relationships, marriage, parenting skills, personalities, appearances, the look and feel of our home, our salaries...  I honestly think I learned something about myself by reading through it that I didn't already know.  ha!  If the governments did not know who Jeremy and Brandy Romine were before this day, they definitely know everything about us now.  Can I put emphasis on the word EVERYTHING.  :)  Once we completed our I600A application, we mailed it to the USCIS.  At this point, we wait on notices of appointments to travel to our US Department of Homeland Security office to get our Biometrics (fingerprints) taken.  The process takes about 1 month to get the notice and 1 month to process the Biometrics.