We got an updated preliminary approval form from CIS (Citizen’s and Immigration Service) this week.  It shows that we’re adopting from Vietnam and, hopefully, that will satisfy all government agencies that need to review these sorts of documents.

 Our situation has been complicated by the fact that we won’t be returning immediately to the US with Alyssa from Vietnam.  Instead, we will be coming back to Turkey.  This means that we won’t apply for her immigrant visa in Vietnam, but in Turkey.  The good news is that the consular officer in Turkey tells that she has all of the necessary approvals to process the visa for Alyssa.  The consular officer is also working with the Turkish authorities to determine what type of visa we will need to get to bring Alyssa to Turkey from Vietnam.  At that point, she won’t be a US citizen and will need to get a different visa than the rest of us.  The consular officer assures us this won’t be a problem.  It’s really great to have such competent people working hard to help make this adoption as easy as possible.

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