EP submitted

this is asher again! you better get used to hearing from me more often, because i just informed my mommy & daddy that my EP was submitted two weeks ago (4/6/2011)!!!!

ok, you are probably wondering what an EP is. maybe this is why it took me TWO weeks to tell them (i.e. i had to understand it myself first).

an EP - Emigration Permit - is the first step in the korean gov't paperwork process. an EP is submitted into the ministry of health and welfare. once my EP is approved, which takes approximately 4-6 weeks from submission, i'll need to do a list of other things:

• Travel Certificate - the korean agency applies to the ministry of foreign affairs for my travel certificate, which is basically a one-way passport out of Korea to the US
• Visa Physical Exam - a doctor appointed by the US embassy checks me out
• Visa Interview - i need to show myself at the Embassy and have an "interview", because you know how much i can "speak" :)
• Travel Call - alas, mommy & daddy get THE call that they can come get me!!

so in the spirit of not keeping any more secrets from my family & friends, i think i'm going to be home late may - early june!!! it's for real this time, since my EP was submitted. so far, historical data shows that other babies like me, were united with their families anywhere from 6-8 weeks after EP submission.

my 1st bday is in late may. do you think i'll be home with my forever family?? i think we're all praying for it!


sorry, no updated pics of me :(