Tentative Timeline

Here is what our schedule while in China will tentatively look like:

Here’s a current GWCA schedule for a family adopting from Beijing (I used tentative dates, yours will be for a different week, same time frame):

3/6 – Depart for China

3/7 – Arrive in Beijing

3/9 – Meet your child

3/10 – Adoption finalized

3/11-3/19 – Sightseeing and enjoying your time in Beijing

3/20 – Receive your child’s passport

3/21 – Fly to Guangzhou

3/23 – Consulate appointment

3/24 – Receive child’s visa

3/25 – Fly back to the US

The trip for a family adopting from Beijing is longer than for families adopting from many other provinces (although not as long as some). The standard trip is not quite 3 weeks long.