Consulate Appointment

We'll be in China in 4 weeks! We received our appointment with the American Consultate today for March 31. Now we have our tentative itinerary. This means we are able to book our international flights. Once those are paid for, then our agency will begin scheduling our intra-China flights & hotel. Here is what our schedule looks like:

3/13 - Depart U.S. in the afternoon

3/14 - Arrive in Beijing

3/16 – Gotcha Day! (this is the day that we meet Kaiden and get to take him with us)

3/17 – Finalize Adoption at Civil Affairs

3/18 – 3/27 – Enjoy your time in Beijing! (spending this time with our friends that currently live there)

3/27 – Receive your child’s passport

3/28 - Fly to Guangzhou on the morning

3/31 - AC appointment

4/1 - Family goes to AC to pick up passport with visa and take oath in the afternoon then fly back to Beijing

4/2 – Depart China (and arrive back home on the same day because of the the time change)