One guess

Here's the latest announcement from the Dept of State and JCICS:

"Prospective adoptive parents who have not received a formal referral by September 1, 2008, will have their dossier returned by the DIA to the adoption service provider

· A referral is considered formal when the DIA and provincial authorities have agreed to the match of a child to prospective adoptive parents and the prospective adoptive parents receive a letter from the DIA confirming the approval of the match

· Any referral formally issued to prospective adoptive parents and subsequently finalized by the Vietnamese government will be processed by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.

It is also our understanding that as of July 1, 2008, approximately 1,728 dossiers were filed by American prospective adoptive parents with the DIA. The DIA estimates that approximately 780 of the 1,728 dossiers will receive formal referrals by September 1, 2008. The approximately 950 dossiers that are not processed and matched by September 1, 2008, will be returned to the appropriate adoption service provider."

One guess which group we are predicted to fall into. That's right. . .we will be one of the 950 families who have to start over.