Nothing. Nada. No News.

We have fielded many, many questions about Max and his pending arrival:  I will answer them here and summarize at the end.  WARNING: The theme here is...we know nothing. 

When do you go? Don't know yet
What is going on? No news
Have you heard anything yet? Nope
When will he be home? This is the Million Dollar Question
Will he be home by his Birthday? Hope so...no gaurantees
Did you book your tickets yet? Cant until we get "the call"
How much notice do you get? None...we have 10 days to get there one we get "the call"
What is taking so long? I have no idea
How long will you be there? 5-7 days total...we will get him on day 3 or 4 and stay a bit, then come home
Are they speaking English to him? Probably not...though we sent him a book with a recording of us reading the story.

Those are all the questions I can think of right now.  If you have questions, leave a comment or email us.

WHERE ARE WE AT?

Basically, there are 3 big pieces remaining.

Emmigration Permit (EP): We were submitted for the EP on 1-31.  It takes several weeks to be approved...so far we have waited 3 weeks and 3 days. 
Visa Physical (VP): This can be scheduled once we have our EP.  They typically have been taking place about 2-3 weeks after EP approval. 
Travel Call (TC): This is "The Call" that says Max is ready...get on a plane! This takes place about a week after the VP. 

As of right now, once our EP is approved it will take about another month.  Max will turn 1 in 5 weeks.  Please pray, think good thoughts, send good vibes, for us.  Trying to be optimistic but realistic at the same time.

What we have been waiting for...EP was submitted on 1-31

The item that has been holding us up was submitted for Max on 1-31.  His Emigration Permit application was sent to the Korean Ministry yesterday.  So...what does this mean?

* Once it is approved the final steps can take place for us to get Max. 
* It has been taking approximately 2 weeks to be approved.
* Our best guess at this point is being able to go to Korea some time in the first 3 weeks of March...BEFORE his first birthday!

Once we are approved we will likely get our travel call 2-4 weeks later.  Once we get the travel call we will immediately book tickets and get there within a week. 

If our approval comes in 2 weeks and we get our travel call 2 weeks later we could be on our way by the first week in March!

We are so super excited about this...we have to do our final projects so we are ready!