Patch will be entering KG this fall. Yay. Enrollment packet came home from school the day he had a doctor appointment, and I could actually drop the form off without having to make a second trip. Double yay. School gave me six weeks notice for our parent-child orientation day - ample time to take off from work. Triple yay.
Now I read the packet more carefully, with everything I have to prepare.
Birth certificate or passport - check.
Mortgage bill or other proof of residency - check.
Social Security Card - um, weird, but ok, check.
Then the kicker:
"If your child was not born in the United States, please contact the International Student Office at 301-230-0686 for an appointment prior to the dates of orientation. Children born outside the United States cannot be enrolled without first going to the International Student office."
Um, ouch.
Now, I know that since Patch is a citizen jus sanguis - from his blood, the second he was born - I can pretty much tell you whatever this process is or Office is supposed do to, does not apply to him. I can also tell you that if I showed up with this Certificate of Report of Birth Abroad, the school secretary would have no idea what to do with it.
Now I am going to keep my fingers crossed and hope that when I call the office, they have enough experience with "international students" like Patch (this is a DC suburb, after all), that I don't actually have to make a special trip to have his status (which is "citizen") verified. Let's hope! But, I only have myself to blame for this, of course.
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