After a full day of running around, we are now the proud parents of Sophia Halina Hrycajkiw!
Today started with a little bit of a panic. We picked up our facilitator at the train station at 9:00, after a quick coffee, we were off to the court to pick up the Court Decree. We were told it was to be ready around 9:00am, but we found out the presiding judge was out of the city all morning and would return after lunch (really means 2:00pm). We told the clerks this was not acceptable because we need to obtain the new birth certificate today. To add fire, we found out the records department (which issues birth certificates) is closed on Tuesdays, so this delay might cost us 2 full days. Well after a couple of phone calls and a box of chocolates and bottle of sparkling wine, the clerk was now able to sign and stamp on behalf of the judge. Halina was now officially ours. We were on our way to Uzhorod by 10:30. We got to the records department right before lunch and snuck in just in time. Then off to get the new birth certificate legalized at the city hall. Our daughter’s new official name is Sophia Halina Hrycajkiw. Then back to Svaliava to sign the release form from the orphanage, meet with the notary for all the certified copies we will need and an application for a new passport. Once all this was done, it was off to the Svaliava passport office (the chief of which was waiting for us), to compile all the paperwork we will need to get the new passport.
We will not know yet how long the passport will take, but for now everything we wanted to accomplish today was done. Hopefully tomorrow goes like today, and we will be on a train Wednesday night back to Kiev to finish this long process.
Today started with a little bit of a panic. We picked up our facilitator at the train station at 9:00, after a quick coffee, we were off to the court to pick up the Court Decree. We were told it was to be ready around 9:00am, but we found out the presiding judge was out of the city all morning and would return after lunch (really means 2:00pm). We told the clerks this was not acceptable because we need to obtain the new birth certificate today. To add fire, we found out the records department (which issues birth certificates) is closed on Tuesdays, so this delay might cost us 2 full days. Well after a couple of phone calls and a box of chocolates and bottle of sparkling wine, the clerk was now able to sign and stamp on behalf of the judge. Halina was now officially ours. We were on our way to Uzhorod by 10:30. We got to the records department right before lunch and snuck in just in time. Then off to get the new birth certificate legalized at the city hall. Our daughter’s new official name is Sophia Halina Hrycajkiw. Then back to Svaliava to sign the release form from the orphanage, meet with the notary for all the certified copies we will need and an application for a new passport. Once all this was done, it was off to the Svaliava passport office (the chief of which was waiting for us), to compile all the paperwork we will need to get the new passport.
We will not know yet how long the passport will take, but for now everything we wanted to accomplish today was done. Hopefully tomorrow goes like today, and we will be on a train Wednesday night back to Kiev to finish this long process.
5 comments:
So happy for you guys! This will be the best Christmas ever!!
Good luck with the remaining paper work, and looking forward to reading that you are on a plane home.
Tell Sophia that her Chocha is waiting for her!!
love you
xoxo
It's great. I understand how difficult day you had !
Congratulations !
Hey Guys! Congratulations! You will have a fun Christmas for sure with the little one!
Shania and Yuri
Congratulations!!! Nice to read the words..."our daughter". Another long day tomorrow; hope everything runs smoothly. Can't wait till you're home!!
Hugs and kisses,
Laurel
Wow...I keep getting all choked up when I read your blogs...CANNOT WAIT to see you all. Will be thinking of you every step of the way till you get home.
Love you
Julie
xoxo
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