We received our Chinese visas today, after sending our original passports off to a Chinese Consulate officially certified courier service in Houston and after sweating each day that we really had know idea where our passports were located. We are now official. We have our papers.
Our tentative travel dates have been set. We are still waiting to receive our travel approval which we hopefully be received today and then our agency needs to confirm our appointment time at the American Consulate in China. Once that is done, we will know our travel dates for certain. The tentative itinerary is as follows:
TENTATIVE TRAVEL DATES FOR HUNAN AND ANHUI GROUPS
Thurs, Sept 13: Leave the US
Fri, Sept 14: Arrive in Beijing
Sat, Sept 15: Sightseeing in BJ (TianAnMen Square, Forbidden City, & the Great Wall (Juyongguan); Lunch is included.; & CHI Orientation
Sun, Sept 16: Fly to Changsha for Hunan families; fly to Hefei for
Anhui families. If you want to skip BJ, please arrive in your provincial capital city this AFTERNOON.
Mon, Sept 17: Receive your child, sign initial adoption paperwork
Tues,Sept 18: to Friday Sept 21 - adoption process, sightseeing and free days
Sat, Sept 22: Fly to GZ
Sun,Sept 23: Free day
Mon, Sept 24: medical exam for children
Tues, Sept 25: ACS appts (first choice) (other choices will be on Wed or Thursday)
Wed, Sept 26: get visa back late (do not make travel plans to return on this date)
Thurs, Sept 27: Departure from Guangzhou back to the US (depending on ACS appt date)
Mon, Sept 17: Receive your child, sign initial adoption paperwork
Tues,Sept 18: to Friday Sept 21 - adoption process, sightseeing and free days
Sat, Sept 22: Fly to GZ
Sun,Sept 23: Free day
Mon, Sept 24: medical exam for children
Tues, Sept 25: ACS appts (first choice) (other choices will be on Wed or Thursday)
Wed, Sept 26: get visa back late (do not make travel plans to return on this date)
Thurs, Sept 27: Departure from Guangzhou back to the US (depending on ACS appt date)
Angie and Mike
