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We should learn next week some time the exact date for our Consulate appointment. Once we get the date, we can apply for our travel visas to China and make flight reservations. Since we plan to spend a few days in Beijing to acclimate and sightsee, we expect to spend a total of about two and a half weeks in China. According to the tentative daily schedule we received from CHSFS, we can start piecing together at tentative itinerary. It should look something like this:
Day 1 Depart MSP
Day 2 Arrive in Beijing
Day 3 Sightseeing
Day 4 Sightseeing
Day 5 Sightseeing
Day 6 Fly to Nanchang
Day 7 Meet child; Apply for notary and passport
Day 8 Visit orphanage
Day 9 Freetime
Day 10 Receive notary
Day 11 Receive passport
Day 12 Fly to Guangzhou
Day 13 Sightseeing
Day 14 Take visa picture and medical check
Day 15 Obtain child visa and interview at the Consulate by rep
Day 16 Bus to the Consulate to take oath and receive visa
Day 17 Leave for airport
So, for example, if our appointment is scheduled for Dec 2, then working backwards, we would depart Minneapolis on Nov 18 and return on Dec 4. We expect to spend about six days in Nanchang and about five days in Guangzhou. Grace will celebrate her birthday in either Beijing or Nanchang. I hope that we can find a good noodle place there.
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