Itinerary

3/5 - Depart Seattle (evening)

3/6 - Arrive Beijing (late evening)

3/7 & 3/8 - Sightseeing in Beijing (and getting over jetlag!)

3/8 - Fly from Beijing to Lanzhou (evening). Lanzhou is the capital of M's province, Gansu, where the formal adoption takes place and where we must apply for - and wait for - her Chinese passport.

3/9 - Meet and take custody of M at our hotel!  (afternoon)

3/10 - Go to Civil Affairs office to begin adoption process (adoption registration, adoption certificate, notary).  Apply for M's passport.

3/11 - Adoption paperwork process continued

3/12 & 3/13 - Sightseeing in Lanzhou (waiting for M's passport)

3/14 - Receive passport and fly to Guangzhou in Guangdong province (where M will receive the US visa for her passport!)

3/15 - M's visa medical examination including TB test

3/16 - sightseeing in Guangzhou

3/17 - Pick up M's medical report and prepare documents for visa interview

3/18 - Visa interview and oath ceremony at the US Consulate (morning)

3/19 - Pick up M's visa (afternoon).  Take train to Hong Kong (evening).

3/20 - Depart Hong Kong for Seattle (early morning).  Arrive Seattle (early morning).

The funny part is, we are scheduled to arrive in Seattle before we leave Hong Kong, by about ten minutes.  Funny how time zones work!