Ahem. May I have your attention, please?
You are hereby notified that our petition to adopt has now been cabled to the consulate.
That sounds so old school and official (and fancy), doesn’t it?
Yeah, well. What it really means to us is that our paperwork has been sent to the consulate in Guangzhou where our visa interview will take place. And technically speaking, it was emailed – - but whatever. They have it and I am HAPPY!
To recap, it was receipted in to NVC on 2/8 and cabled on 2/9. We received a copy of the letter via email today and now we wait until our agency’s China branch can take still more paperwork (the actual visa application) to the consulate in order for them to issue our Article 5. This step will take 2 weeks and unfortunately the countdown doesn’t start until they drop it off next Tuesday (which is the next day the consulate will accept the paperwork). The Article 5 is the last piece we need from the US government in order for China to issue our travel approval.
(Must remember to breathe. And start freaking out about how much my luggage weighs. And maybe argue with J a little bit about how we need new luggage for the trip anyway.)
So in terms of actual time? How long till you pick her up? Approximately of course