Passport - Now Visa

We have Emily's passport! What a miracle!

Brian just got back today from the US Consulate WITH EMILY'S PASSPORT!!! It was an all-day marathon to get that passport... first DHL said the lab's hardcopy DNA results were with the delivery driver, but not yet delivered; so we went to the consulate anyway. Then Emily had to be fed - half hour delay. Then we got there but they told us the results hadn't arrived. We convinced them to do the visual check on Emily so she and Amber could go back to the hotel. Then it DID come, but by then I was in line behind people with visa problems, then the cashier was reconciling the till for an hour so I couldn't pay the passport fee, then finally all was ready and it was another hour to get the papers done. Five hours of waiting! But we have it.

Now the real fun can begin! Emily's exit visa. Not sure how that is going to transpire yet. We're going to the visa office tomorrow. Now that we've completely paid the tens of thousands of dollars in full, we're counting on all the help we can get from Kiran Clinic and Planet Hospital as agreed. It seems likely that Brian will have to make at least one trip to Delhi. Stay tuned!