Good News from USCIS

We have been told for the last 6 months or so from our adoption agency that when our petition for adoptions through USCIS (United States Citizen & Immigration Services) expires (2/09) and we haven't finalized our adoption (we more than likely won't have), that we'll have to apply through a new process and new form. This was going to cost more money in homestudies, background clearances, physicals & 10 hours of additional parenting training. But the adoption community banded together and started a petition to allow all of us who started are adoption process before the rules changed (in April 2008) to be 'grandfathered' in under the old rules. I signed the petition and e-mailed our state senator & congressmen. And WOW, it really works. USCIS announced today that all parents who started there adoption before April 2008 (we started ours in January 2006) to be grandfathered in under the old rules. What great news for so many parents that have been waiting and waiting and waiting. Having to renew immigration paperwork several times before our adoptions are finalized. This is what America is all about. Speaking out and making change! Thanks to everyone who was behind this effort. Now we can proceed with our adoptions without having to redo a lot of work we've already done.