posted on behalf of Alison G
The only full time worker for the Chicago CIS Orphan Unit has been
transferred as of March 16. The wait for I171H form is going to be
very long unless she is replaced - with help - very soon.
Families can write letters to the District Director: Jared Heinauer
10 W. Jackson Chicago, IL 60604-0000 asking that CIS make finding and
training new staff a priority. Ask Mr. Heinauer to assign adequate
staff to the Chicago CIS Orphans' Unit. Explain how the wait affects
you and your child.
Chicago CIS had one person in the unit 10 years ago and still assigns
only one person. As we know, international adoption is growing and
Chicago CIS needs the staff to grow too.
Thanks for your help!
Posted by Kevin at March 29, 2006 08:50 PMI sent my letter. I urge others to do the same. The wait time is horrendous and we must advocate for faster processing. Children in 3rd world countries need to come home.
Posted by: Jamie Adams at April 12, 2006 11:10 AMI agree. I have sent my letter as well. We need to do whatever we can. We are doing this for the children, who deserve to be home with their forever families.
Posted by: Holly Hartl at April 20, 2006 12:58 PMTo my knowledge this information posted here is not correct. The staff member that left the Chicago office was replaced with someone who has worked in this department for quite a while. They also hired more staff for this department.
I believe this rumor was started by an agency who has also asked to contact congress people.
As with the US embassy in Guatemala, congressional inquiries have to be answered within a certain time frame and take time from the staff to work on the cases.
Please educate me if I'm wrong...
Ralf