I got home today to a letter from the National Visa Center, confirming that our case had been forwarded to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou. This was the next step we were waiting for! I rushed out right away to fax it to our adoption agency as requested.
Now we wait two or three weeks for our Article 5, our official approval that we qualify to adopt and that Shaling qualifies for immigration. After that, we wait two or three weeks for Travel Approval. Then we request a Consulate Appointment and start our travel planning.
For the curious, here is the contents of the letter we received today:
Dear Petitioner,
The State Department's National Visa Center has recently received your approval form I-800, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative. This letter is to inform you that your petition has been forwarded to the appropriate visa-issuing post where the adoption interview will take place.
Our records indicate that you filed the I-800 petition for:
Name of Beneficiary/Child: LONG, SHALING
Case Number: GUZ##########
This case has been forwarded to:
CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, VISA
1 SHAMIAN STREET SOUTH
GUANGZHOU 510133
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Please forward any inquiries regarding your I-800 to the assigned US Embassy/Consulate General mentioned above.
Sincerely,
Bureau of Consular Affairs
This blog began as a place to share Shaling's journey from rice in China to popcorn in Illinois. However, it has evolved to include all sorts of happenings in the Reynolds family.
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