TRAVEL APPROVAL

We received our Travel Approval today! AND we were able to request earlier consulate date so our trip moved a week sooner! We hope to leave Aug 30, that only about 28 days away. Until the consulate appointment is approved this schedule is still tentative, but much more likely! YEAH. I better go finish Daniels room.

This is a very long trip because Liaoning requires a 10 day stay in their Provence.

• Aug. 31 (Sun)---Arrive in Shenyang and stay at Trader’s Hotel.
• Sept. 1 (Mon)---Meet Daniel!
• Sept. 2 (Tue)---Go through adoption proceedings (registration, notarization).
• Sept. 3 (Wed)---Transfer to Dalian City by bus to apply for Daniel’s Chinese passport. Stay at Ramada Hotel.
• Sept. 4 (Thu)---Visit Dalian City Social Welfare Institute.
• Sept. 5-7 (Fri-Sun)-- Sightseeing in Dalian City.
• Sept. 8 (Mon)---Return to Shenyang.
• Sept. 9-11 (Tue-Thu)---City tours and local sightseeing (Benxi Water Cave, Imperial Palace, Mausoleums, Botanical Gardens)
• Sept. 12 (Fri)---Receive Daniel’s Chinese passport and transfer to Guangzhou. Stay at Victory Hotel.
• Sept. 13 (Sat)---Free day.
• Sept. 14 (Sun)---Visit Safari Park.
• Sept. 15 (Mon)---Visit Chen Clan Academy
• Sept. 16 (Tue)---Complete medical examination and review visa paperwork.
• Sept. 17 (Wed)---Consulate appointment (BLAS guide will deliver Daniel’s U.S. visa application paperwork to the Consulate).
• Sept. 18 (Thu)---Oath-taking ceremony in the afternoon and receive Daniel’s U.S. visa around 4:00 p.m.
• Sept. 19 (Wed)---Depart for home.

Tonya