Kara is registered with the Ukrainian Consulate

Kara's Ukraine passport came in the mail yesterday, we were so happy to see it! With it came the reminder that we are to send reports about her health and well being for three years and then every 3 years after that until she is 18. I think we will really enjoy letting them know how well she is doing!

Now that her passport back, we can get her "Certificate of Foreign Birth" birth certificate. We chose to do this instead of readopting Kara, which would have taken 6-8 months, as we need to have her birth certificate to get services. Although the state of AZ recognizes her adoption as final, obstacles are encountered by parents who do not have a state of AZ birth certificate for their children.

We will progress from getting the birth certificate to applying for her SS#. From there we will get her evaluated and assigned a services coordinator, she will then begin her DDD services. Meghan's SC has already agreed to add Kara to her roster, hopefully it is within her control to do so.