More progress! We received an email this morning from the American Consulate in Guangzhou that our Article 5 is ready to be picked up! We now enter the 4th quarter, the 18th hole, the 9th inning, the last kilometer, the last period, the F-I-N-A-L (You get the idea.) wait!!! This means that we have passed all hurdles with the U.S. government (YAY), and now our paperwork is turned over to the CCCWA (China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption) for the Chinese government’s approval. Once the CCCWA reviews everything, they will issue our TA (Travel Approval). Wait times for TA range anywhere from 2 weeks to one month, and I am still unsure what the trade fair/convention in Guangzhou will do to our travel. So, we will just wait and see. The TA allows us to travel to China to finalize the adoption and pick Olivia up. Once we receive our TA, our adoption agency will request an immigrant visa appointment at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, and we will apply for our visas. The CA (Consulate Appointment) is what the dates of our entire trip revolve around. Our agency will submit 5 choice of dates in ranked order. In the past, the agency would plan the trip for a group of adoptive parents. Now that the wait has gotten so long, and there aren’t as many of us still waiting, we could be traveling alone. We will still have a guide from the agency with us most of the time, but potentially no other adoptive families. We are getting closer now, and we can see the finish line!
As always, thanks for reading and for your prayers and support. We appreciate you!
Jill
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