We have our G&R scheduled for November 5th. Yesterday I read the announcement with a huge range of mixed feelings. Uppermost was the absolute panic about how this would affect our G&R. Luckily, our agency emailed the Embassy on our behalf and we will be allowed to travel, falling under the ‘case by case’ provision. I also felt (and still feel) an incredible amount of sympathy for families from our agency who were expecting a G&R date in the next couple of weeks. They are now in the process of getting their I600 documents to Vietnam ASAP, but since the process is new they have no idea how this will affect their adoption timelines. Overall, however (and I realize this will seem patronizing since I’ve already been assured that I can travel as planned), I read this announcement with relief. We have heard so many horror stories over the last few weeks. If this step has to be taken to ensure ethical adoptions, then I’m all for it. I don’t want a cloud of doubt hanging over the country of my daughter’s birth. I don’t want to read more stories of PAPs who leave without their children. And I don’t want to see Vietnam shut down once again.