Just One E-mail Needed

That's all we need -- just one e-mail to the US Embassy in Sofia stating that we have been approved and Gabriela can come home with us ....

Can we get that ... NO!

Our Social Worker knows the man at the Milwaukee Immigration office so a call was placed -- he said they e-mailed the information to the National Visa Center (NVC) and gave the certification number stating it was done. Jack then called the NVC for the 3rd time armed with the certification number & date the paper was sent -- they say they checked through all the September paperwork and do not have the paper and couldn't care less about the certification number. WHAT is going on here?????

By this time Jack had enough --- a call was placed to Congressmann Paul Ryan's office where Jack learned he had to complete paperwork and give them permission to check into this on our behalf. This has been done -- Jack also heard from State Representative, Mark Honadel (thanks Bruce & Donna) -- he knows the lady in Ryan's office so he's going to call her today.

In the meantime .... Rossi arrived in our apartment bright and early this morning with the pin # for the phone (now we can explore without worrying about getting lost and not being able to call anyone) and a phone number for the US Embassy in Sofia. I called them to explain what we've done and to see what else we can do. The gentlemen I talked to was very kind and gave me their direct fax line and his e-mail address -- IF Milwaukee Immigration would be willing to send them the Cable 37 Visa letter it would be acceptable to them. The key word is IF.

What does all this mean to us? Basically we're stuck .... the exit medical exam cannot be done yet nor can the exit interview be scheduled until the paperwork is complete .... Rossi assured me that it can all be scheduled quickly. She said the Embassy works on Friday but will not schedule exit interviews that day so the Cable could be received as late as then.

Wish that I understood what the big deal is here .... why can't the information be e-mailed or faxed AGAIN????? It doesn't seem like a big enough deal to have to involve Congressmen, State Reps, etc. It's a simple thing .....

I think we know have the answer to the question of why we were scheduled for 2 extra days in Bulgaria ..... it's all part of the bigger plan ..........

Will update later about our day......

Before I go I just want to thank my wonderful husband for all he's doing to try to fix this mess, he's way out of his comfort zone .... but he's doing great!!! Thanks to everyone else involved too! And please, you lurkers -- comment, comment, comment -- really need to hear from you!!!