The Rest of the Process

From what we understand, the rest of the process is:

1. Mail I800 application to National Benefits Center (NBC) for approval. Takes 10-14 days.
2. NBC will mail approval via regular mail to National Visa Center (NVC). Takes 2-7 days to arrive at NVC.
3. NVC will upload approval into computer system and cable approval to American Consulate in Guangzhou, China.
4. NVC will issue a letter stating approval has been cabled. We receive a copy via email (if everyone is feeling nice) and email the copy to adoption agency. Adoption agency couriers it to Guangzhou to drop off at US Consulate.
5. US Consulate will issue Article 5 letter. Agency courier can only drop off and pick up documents from the Consulate on Mondays and Thursdays. Takes 2 weeks.
6. Agency courier picks up Article 5 and forwards it to CCAA. Travel Approval (TA) is issued a few weeks later.
7. After TA, receive official Consulate Appointment and plan China travel. Hopefully 2-3 days after TA. Travel 4-6 weeks later.

We are still hoping to travel by end of February!