SUE is having problem bringing her ds to the UK . SEEKING ADVICE URGENTLY

[Nanou1]

Hello everyone. Please can you read below and let us know if you know of anyone who has gone through this and how they managed to take their child / children home?
Sue's MN friends are very upset for her and want to help. she has gone through so much already. our suggestion so far is just turn up at the airport?? What should she do?here it is... (copy of message from foxabouttopop 18 Jan 07):

Sue is having a really hard time in Almaty. I spoke with her Mum today and here is an update:

Sue is ready to fly back but just needs the DFeS in the UK to issue clearance for Daniel to gain entry at this end. Oddly, the fact that he is now her adopted son and he has a passport doesn?t in itself give him a right to enter the UK.

Her Mum has spent all day on the phone trying to get through to the DFeS ? she eventually managed to speak with someone there at about 3.30pm and they claim they sent her a form back in October which they are waiting for her to complete and return before they will agree clearance. Sue never received this and is very distressed. Her visa for Kazak runs out next week so she is well and truly stuffed if she can?t get back in the next few days.

She has been to the British Embassy/FCO in Almaty and they?ve said they cannot issue the clearance, it has to be done through the DFeS!

I gave Sue?s Mum the contact for a guy who works for Susan Kramer MP and she?s been onto various depts at the House of Commons today as well.

Sue is stuck on the 5th (or is it 9th) floor of a tower block with no lift, no pushchair and limited Russian language skills. The last of her friends who are also adopting fly out on Saturday morning so she will be completely alone.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for any advice you may have or sending some cyber hugs to Sue so that she knows that all her MN friends are right behind her.

Nanou1, have you been able to speak to Sue's mum again? Has she been able to make any arrangements with the DfES to have the form faxed out to Sue for completion and return? It does sound like the only hope...

has anyone tried to get David Cameron? Should we call the BBC?

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I'm almost certain that Daniel won't have a UK passport. For lots of reasons, but not least because if he did, there would be no requirement for a UK visa and he would be on that plane. It sadly isn't "just a form" - see the requirements from the DfES website below.

We could contact the BBC etc., but I strongly suggest that we wait until we've had a response from Sue and some information on her situation and her thoughts on how she wants us to help her.

DFES REQUIREMENTS:
What do I need to do before bringing the child back to the UK ?

Once you have adopted the child, you may need to make an entry clearance application at the Embassy/ Consulate/ High Commission nearest to where the child is living. The Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) will consider the application and if he is satisfied that the requirements have been met, he will ask the Department for Education and Skills for advice as to whether the adopter has been assessed and approved lawfully. The ECO will also check any papers available relating to the child and how he/she became available for adoption. If there are any inconsistencies or concerns, these will be investigated.

The ECO will consider the application and make a decision about entry clearance.

What requirements will I have to meet?

You should ensure that the following documents are supplied to the ECO when submitting the application as the Department for Education and Skills need to see them before giving advice to the ECO over the application:

• the child's original (if available) and new birth certificate;

• parental consent (only valid if given 6 weeks after the birth of the child) or a certificate of abandonment from the relevant authorities;

• an adoption/ guardianship order; if there is no adoption/ guardianship order, written permission from the relevant authorities of the country concerned that they are content for the child to leave the country and travel to the United Kingdom to be adopted by the prospective adopter(s);

• a recent medical report on the child. It is recommended that you use the BAAF Adoption and Fostering intercountry adoption medical form which you can get from the BAAF Adoption and Fostering website ( www.baaf.org.uk ).

Documents must be translated into English and notarised. If you or your agency do not forward the child's details to the Department for Education and Skills for consideration before you apply for Entry Clearance (EC) at the British Embassy/ Consulate/ High Commission, the Department will need more time to consider the EC application.

looks like shes flying back on Tues. Seems there was a mix up with different depts!!

yay!!

Only just seen this, will cross my everything for you on Monday

Love and hugs

i do hope everything goes well from hereon in x

Oh this is good news! Inter-country adoption is one of life's more dramatic roller-coaster rides.

Oh, thank goodness for that! I have everything crossed for her. Thanks for letting us know, quokka.

Thank goodness - I do hope it all goes smoothly for her now. Any more details on what happened, quokka?

And she's posted on her blog a tiny bit about it.

I've been thinking about Sue and Daniel all day - thank God it seems to be sorted. Makes you realise once again what a fantastic resource MN is, though, doesn't it?

Oh, thank God. FINGERS CROSSED for a quick and safe journey home.

fingers crossed for Sue and Daniel.
I have been following her blog and she seems to keep coming up against problems

I hope she can come home with her son on tuesday adn they can properly start their new life together.

I am a civil servant and for some reason I have two external email addresses one is as Issy describes and one has 1 just after my name. Worth making sure that the email is received.

As you can probably guess he will have a PA scanning all his emails. I think I might head it 'URGENT IMMEDIATE ACCTION REQUIRED' or something like that.

I've been fretting about this all day. Fingers crossed for them...

oh I missed all this
hope that all is as Sue says on her blog and they will be home soon. She is so thorough that I find it hard to believe any mix-up was on her part!
sue - can't wait to see you on here again soon. Good luck! xx

Sue - thinking of you if you're reading this. What an incredible roller-coaster journey you've been through. I hope the procedures all come together for you next week.

Fingers crossed for you.

sue, have everything crossed that your ridiculously lengthy journey is finally comign to an end and that you and daniel can start the next chapter in peace

kew's going to seem blissfully boring in comparison with your last 3 months...

thanks everybody for all your nice messages. thought you might like to know that Sue may be landing at heathrow as we speak. hurray hurray hurray!!!! so very .

Fabulous