In the morning we went to an office where Jason's (and Nathan - also there with his dad) image was scanned into a computer so that his new Ukrainian passport can be processed. This appointment is the most excited I have seen Igor (think Ukrainian-expression of excitement) and it was because of this new hi-tech scanning process. Since he has helped dozens with International adoption he would know the latest and greatest. If the process equates to faster passports that would make any coordinator happy!
Personally, I was impressed with how this office was decorated. The building itself was old and crumbly like most of the buildings in Kiev. But the actual office room was big and bright and very tidy. The 3 desks and furniture were a Scandinavian design - streamlined, modern and functional. Of course the cameras and equipment looked brand new but this office was too.
The other document we obtained was generated at the same place generated - a piece of paper with words, a notary stamp and a code. We have been waiting for some kind of 'code' as in a 'tax ID' number. I thought I understood it was the document with the code. (The challenge with the language barrier is that when I ask questions to get clarity I usually get more confused than if I didn't ask at all.)
We met at the orphanage before going to the appointment. Today we noticed new playground equipment ready to built and later played with. Doesn't look like much here but it's impressive in person:
Jason and Nathan enjoyed some ice cream and screen time together today. They speak Russian the entire time they are together - it must be a welcome release when they get together since moving to the apartment means learning time, computer games and movies are all English.
Jason misses Lucas. He asks about him and calls him "my bradda" and wants to know what we can buy for Lucas. He talks about things they did together last year and what they will do when he gets to America. Home sweet home.
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For the sake of this chronicle; a recap of documents since arriving in Kiev on May 1st:
Receipt of Court Decree, Jason's release from the orphanage.
Regional office document for release.
Issuing of new birth certificate.
Passport process - notary office phase.
Orphanage medical history file.
Passport process - hardware store photo phase.
Passport process - scanned photo phase at government office.
Issuing of ID code at same office.
Great Detail on the post. I find a lot gets lost in translation, so I say very little now.
ReplyDeleteIf you are showing movies that you bought in Ukraine, you might try showing them in English with Russian Subtitles - helped our kids a lot. If they have streamlined the passport process, that would be a real blessing to you and others. That part was a long wait and if it goes faster that would be great. Chris
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