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.