Monday, November 3, 2008

Itenarary for our trip.....

11/5 Leave U.S. for Beijing.

11/6 Arrive in Beijing
Go to the Holiday Inn Downtown Beijing. Free time. Enjoy!

11/7- Tour Beijing.
11/8

11/9 Depart Beijing for Zhengzhou on Air China flight CA1325 (11:40-13:00).
Go to the Crown Plaza Hotel. It is appropriate to tip the luggage handler about $1 per bag upon arrival.

11/10 Walk to the Registration Office to receive your child this morning. Congratulations!
Zhengzhou – The orphanage’s Children’s Department Director, Mr. Zhao, will deliver your child to you.

Sign the Guardianship Agreement. Take Registration Certificate photos at local photo shop.

11/11 Walk to the registration office to complete the Adoption Registration in the morning.
Please note that your adoption is finalized at the time of registration.
Rest or optional group shopping trip to the Lotus Center (same as Walmart) in the afternoon. Pay as you go.

11/12 Free time or rest. Optional tour may be available.

11/13 Free time or rest. Optional tour to the provincial museum. Receive your Notary documents in the afternoon.

11/14 Free time or rest. Optional tour may be available. Please ask Yisha for details. Pay as you go. Receive your child’s passport in the afternoon.

11/15 Leave Zhengzhou for Guangzhou on China Southern flight CZ3971 (10:50-12:55).
Go to the White Swan Hotel. (It is appropriate to tip the luggage handler about $2 per room upon arrival)

11/16 Sunday. Free time. Rest, tour, shop. Pay as you go.

11/17 Have your child’s visa photo and physical completed today. You will be walking to the clinic with Jocelyn. Bring supplies (water, snack, etc.). Be ready to go! Meet with Jocelyn to prepare paperwork for the Consulate appointment.

11/18 Today is your Consulate appointment.
Jocelyn will deliver your visa packets to the U.S. Consulate Adoption Unit.

11/19 Go to the U.S. Consulate to take the oath in the afternoon. Receive your child’s visa packet at the conclusion of the oath ceremony.
DO NOT OPEN YOUR CHILD’S VISA PACKET!

11/20 Please check out of your hotel room and be ready to go by the designated time.
Thanks! Leave Guangzhou for Korea on Korean Air flight KE5816 @ 8:10.Leave Korea for the
U.S. WELCOME HOME!

1 comment:

Steven Pears said...

Good luck :) I'll pray for you!