Temporarily Grounded

Thanks to each and every one of you for your thoughts and encouragement regarding our decision to possibly move overseas. I really enjoyed reading about your move experiences, and appreciated your insight into the highs and lows of foreign relocation.

Sadly, after making contact after contact with immigration officials, adoption resources, and other adpoptive families, we have come to the conclusion that moving overseas during an adoption is perhaps ill-advised. Completing an adoption as an American living abroad can definitely be done, but issues surrounding visas, residency, renewal of expiring forms, finding a U.S. licensed social worker in a foreign country, citizenship, etc. all complicate what is a difficult process even while living here in the States. Although we have not decidedly ruled moving out, it may be wiser to do it a little further down the road. Like, after we have a room full of baby furniture to move, too.