EP Submitted Yesterday!!!

I got confirmation today that we were submitted yesterday for our Exit Permission!!! Whoop whoop!!! So happy the timeline is shrinking! Now the annoying thing is some form our agency used was wrong so it was a mad dash to have the right one signed, notarized and fed ex overnighted 10am delivery. When the woman from our agency called she said is was so important to get this out today because "They are trying to rush this group through quickly" I hope this is true but suspect it was said to light a fire under my behind to get the new notarized form to her. But I can hope. I e-mailed her asking who this "they" is that is trying to rush it and an estimate for a timeline. I expect her usual vague wish she had a crystal ball response.
But we are closer!!! Maybe 4 months? Maybe 6? Just praying we don't get the five month to schedule a court date Friday judge! So excited about going to Korea and meeting our guy. So glad to know our EP was submitted.

More changes in Korea

Korea has added another requirement to those in process. The new requirement is three notarized reference letters. I feel like the goal post keeps moving even though this is not that strenuous of a requirement, delays of weeks at this point are excruciating. This requirement has to be met before EPs will be approved by those already submitted, so it doesn't apply only to those starting their adoptions. Also the home study has to be less than a year old in order to be submitted for EP which is the first I've heard of this as here they last 18 months. At least we updated ours earlier this month but it just seems like one more thing after one more thing. First we learn not one but two trips to Korea then psychological tests, I just want to get through this without new and urgent things popping up which must be done.
We are hoping that we were submitted for EP this past Friday though our hope is based on FB rumors, not our agency. I'll update when we have confirmation of submission. So ready for this journey to be over and to have our son home!

EP Submission

This week has been a great one in terms of news from Korea. We recieved our legals on Monday, so I sent off our i600 yesterday AND we were informed our EP would be submitted at the end of this month! So excited to have news from Korea (they know we exist!) and now I am mapping out possible travel scenarios based on how long it takes for approval, then court submission, then court date. Getting very excited!! We are off to England tomorrow to visit family so hopefully that time will fly by and we will be submitted by the end of the trip.