Cabled & Article 5 drop off! :)

I am  happy to announce we were CABLED and the NVC letter and is on its way to the US Consulate in China.  3 weeks from today we will be waiting on TA (Travel Approval-official invitation to come to China!)  This step would normally only take 2 weeks but there is a week long holiday in China the first week of October so, that will probably add on a week to our wait.

What is a NVC letter??  Well below is the letter we received.  Basically it states that the US consulate in Guangzhou has been forwarded some of the necassary paperwork to start preparing Charlottes Visa.

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: WU, KE XIA

Case Number: GUZ2011764078

This case has been forwarded to:

U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL, VISA SCN.

5TH FL. TIAN YU GARDEN (II PHASE)

136-142 LIN HE ZONG ROAD

TIAN HE DISTRICT, GUANZHOU, CHINA

Please forward any inquiries regarding your I-800 to the assigned US Embassy/Consulate General mentioned above.

Sincerely,

Bureau of Consular Affairs


SO WHAT NOW?? 
It takes the Consulate 2 weeks to review Charlotte's visa application, make sure it meets the qualifications for an immigrant visa, and then signs off that everything is in order for the adoption to be completed. This is called the Article 5 letter. THEN WE ARE JUST WAITING ON TRAVEL APPROVAL!  We are getting SO CLOSE baby girl! :)


Below is a picture of the US Consulate in Guanzhou, China where our paperwork is headed. :)