What's happening now?

Someone asked me what's happening in Ethiopia now that we've passed court. Well, here's what our agency lists as the steps after passing court:

• Collect the official decision within two business days of the verdict.
• Decision is legalized at the office of Foreign Affairs.
• Decision is translated by the official government translation office.
• Request the child's official birth certificate.
• Register the court decision with the government of Ethiopia.
• Request an Ethiopian passport from immigration for the child.
• Your child must have a medical examination at an assigned clinic to obtain their US visa.
• Your child must have a second exam at the US Embassy for their HIV testing.
• All documents must be sumitted to the US Embassy one week prior to your appointment. (Our appointment is Thursday, September 17th.)

So, as you can see, things are definitely happening.