Article 5 On Monday, April 13th our Article 5 should be picked up. This lets China know that the US will grant visas to Greyson and Kristyn. They will be citizens as soon as they step foot on American soil, but will still have Chinese passports while flying home and will need American visas.
Travel Approval
This important piece of paper (along with some other important documents) will be overnighted via courier to the CCCWA (Chinese Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption). Then, the CCCWA will grant us Travel Approval. This LAST VITAL document can take 7-10 days to be issued (April 21st - 24th).
Consulate Appointment Once our agency has this document (Travel Approval) in their hands, they can work on scheduling a CA (Consulate Appointment). This is the very end of our trip and you take an oath of citizenship on behalf of your child. Paperwork is prepared, so that they become citizens once on US soil. The rest of the trip is scheduled backwards from this date.
Scheduling CA We are hoping to get a CA on May 19th. The trouble is that the Trade Fair (makes hotel costs skyrocket in Guangzhou) will just be getting done and this is the first opportunity many will have to set an appointment. Some families and agencies have already begun scheduling for this date. The longer it takes to get to the point that we can schedule, the more likely these appointments are to fill up. In order to schedule a CA, we need to be able to pay the traveling fee. This is why we are hoping to be fully funded by April 20th.
Prayer Requests:
- Pray that Greyson's and Kristyn's heart will be open to our family and that we can attach with them.
- Pray that our scheduling will work out and fall into place with hotel needs/costs and plane seats (for a huge group)
- Pray that we will be fully funded by April 20th
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