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Trip to China
January 28 
January 29  |  January 30  |  January 31  |  February 1  |  February 2  |  February 3  |  February 4  |  February 5  |  February 6  |  February 7  |  February 8  |  February 9  |  February 10  |  February 11

OUR ITINERARY

Thursday, January 28
Arrive in Beijing

Friday – Saturday, January 29 – 30 Tour of Great Wall, Summer Palace,
and Forbidden City plus Acrobatic
Show; Janet will be going to Philip Hayden Foundation for a morning trip on Jan. 29th to visit the foster village where Philip lived for three years.

Sunday, January 31 Morning – travel from Beijing to Hefei

Monday, February 1 GOTCHA DAY at the Civil Affairs Bureau of Anhui Province

Tuesday, February 2 Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete Eli’s adoption registration procedure.
Go to the Notary Office to complete notarization procedure.

Wednesday – Thursday, February 3 – 4 Free time with optional tour

Friday, February 5 Afternoon – pick up Eli’s passport Travel from Hefei to Guangzhou

Saturday, February 6 Morning – Eli’s visa picture taken and medical exam

Sunday, February 7 Free time and optional tour

Monday, February 8 Free time and optional tour

Tuesday, February 9 Morning – our agency coordinator will submit Eli’s visa application documents to the U.S. Consulate

Wednesday, February 10 Morning – free time and optional tour; Afternoon – Group oath at the U.S. Consulate

Thursday, February 11 Receive Eli’s visa

Friday, February 12 Fly home

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