We're off to see the wizard...er, I mean USCIS...

Tomorrow we head to USCIS for our fingerprint appointment and to file the very important I-600A form. The I-600A is an application for the advance placement of an orphan. In other words, "We want to adopt a baby. We don't know who she is yet, but as soon as we do, we want to be able to bring her home and make her our daughter." When they approve us, they'll send us the approval in the form of the I-171H. This form will go into our dossier for China. It is the single most important document in our dossier -- 2nd only to the homestudy.

We have an appointment time (10AM), but everyone keeps warning me to take books, an iPod, etc. Apparently, the wheels of immigration can move fairly slowly. We shall see.......