We found out last week that we needed to do another form (power of attorney) to add to our dossier in Ethiopia. Matt and I drove up to the Secretary of State yesterday to get it authenticated and now it will travel to Washington, D.C. to get authenticated by the US State Department and the Ethiopian Embassy. It will not affect our wait time as everyone had to add this to their dossiers.
We also learned yesterday that the sibling group wait times should be expected to be around 12 months. The official wait timeline is still 6 – 12 months, but more likely to happen in the 10 – 12 month range. If you haven’t already guessed the referral date you still have plenty of time.