Monday, March 29, 2004
Fingerprinting
The fingerprinting notification arrived today and we are so excited! Every little slip of paper brings us closer! This is the requirement for the last form we need before the dossier is ready for translation and the last federal certification in Washington, D.C.
The only issue with the fingerprints is that the appointment is for next Tuesday, April 6th. That would mean leaving my parents' 50th celebration weekend in Florida earlier than we had originally planned. Although we know it would be totally understood, I would miss precious time with family who are traveling from Canada to visit. (Have I mentioned that I have 82 first cousins in Canada? A small percentage of them are coming...)
Steve and I did notice a sentence in the letter from Charlotte that seems to imply we can come earlier than our appointment if we have a scheduling conflict. So we are hitting the road tomorrow and driving two and a half hours one-way banking on the small print chance that we can fingerprint one week ahead. So little of this process is within our control, that when it appears we may be able to move one small detail along, we will at least try.
And if the government refuses to interpret the small print our way, there's always next Tuesday.
The only issue with the fingerprints is that the appointment is for next Tuesday, April 6th. That would mean leaving my parents' 50th celebration weekend in Florida earlier than we had originally planned. Although we know it would be totally understood, I would miss precious time with family who are traveling from Canada to visit. (Have I mentioned that I have 82 first cousins in Canada? A small percentage of them are coming...)
Steve and I did notice a sentence in the letter from Charlotte that seems to imply we can come earlier than our appointment if we have a scheduling conflict. So we are hitting the road tomorrow and driving two and a half hours one-way banking on the small print chance that we can fingerprint one week ahead. So little of this process is within our control, that when it appears we may be able to move one small detail along, we will at least try.
And if the government refuses to interpret the small print our way, there's always next Tuesday.
# posted by lorrainegriffith @ Monday, March 29, 2004 
