I am not even sure where to begin or what to think.
I just arrived home from work to find that USCIS rejected our I600 application. Their reason is that they say that part of the supporting documents were not filed. Specifically, they will not approve the I600 because our daughter's birth mother did not provide a *written* statement relinquishing her parental rights, and because there is not a death certificate for her birth father.
I called and e-mailed our agency but of course, they are closed already.
We are so worried about this. They do not keep accurate legal birth and death records in Ethiopia (and sometimes no records at all)-what if these documents cannot be produced? We passed court in Ethiopia, the judge accepted that her birth mother appeared at the hearing and stated she could not care for her, the Ministry of Women's Affairs approved the adoption and wrote the letter supporting it.....we thought the tough part was behind us. We followed ALL of the rules, it is all legal, and now our own country will not allow this adoption?
We don't even know what to think.
