Oh! Finally Finally Finally Soon we'll know when we go!

Dear Friends,

We are happy to report that today we received travel permission for our Guangxi families. As you know, we must coordinate between the U.S. Consulate (for Consulate appointment availability), Chinese Provincial officials (for the various adoption appointments necessary) and air carriers (for flight availability to and from China). We are doing this work now and hope to have a preliminary travel schedule for the group by mid-next week.

Our goal, as we are sure is also yours, is to arrange to unite each of you with your children as quickly as possible and practical. Because of the New Year holiday schedule celebrated throughout China, the earliest possible arrival for your trip would be on or after the second week in February (February 5th or later). With this time frame in mind, we have requested Consulate appointments for February 16th (and several alternative days during the following week, if necessary). Please remember, however, that the Consulate’s schedule fills up quickly, changes daily, and is limited in size. We believe that, because of the New Year holiday, February already is and will continue to be a very busy month. We will do our best on your behalf.

As soon as Consulate appointments can be confirmed, we will forward an itinerary by e-mail to you. Again, we hope to be contacting you by mid-next week with a more definite tentative schedule. As always, we thank you for your patience and understanding.