Hey, we’re waiting AGAIN! This time we’re waiting to travel to bring home the most beautiful baby in all of China. AND we’re still waiting for our I171H from our very own government. Since we couldn’t get an answer from the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office to any of our phone calls or emails, we made an appointment using the online appointment maker, no real person involved there either, and drove 3 hours just to ask, “What is the status of this piece of paper that we must have before we can bring our adorable baby girl into the United States?” Basically we were told that the woman who does that job has been on vacation. Apparently, she is the only person in that office who knows how to do her job. I know it’s selfish of me, but I sure hope nothing happens to her before she processes our I171H. I surely don’t want to make another appointment to drive back over and stand at a window and discuss my personal business in a room full of bored immigration-challenged persons with nothing better to do while waiting their turn but to listen to our personal saga, only to be told that I need to quit holding up the line and accept the fact that the USCIS is completely inefficient. They are after all part of Homeland Security. If red tape and bureaucracy can keep our country secure, then we can all sleep easy tonight.
