What is Next?

If you read Tyson's last update then you know that we received our LOA!! 

Many of you have asked what is next or if we know when we will travel, so I hope this entry will explain the next little bit of our journey :) 

We have been told that we can expect to travel 10-14 weeks from the time our LOA/I-800 paperwork is submitted to USCIS.  Which for us means sometime during the month of July!  Right now the trend of other families has been a 10-11 week wait, which is just okie dokie with me :)  We are very hopeful that we will be on an airplane the first week of July.

So what has to happen between now and then?  Well, we had our Home Study Update approved and we are hoping to have our I-800 approval any day now.  Next, our I-800 approval is sent to the NVC (National Visa Center) and they will cable it to the Chinese Consulate.  This is referred to as being "Cabled".  Once we are cabled we will be waiting for our Article 5 (basically the US Embassy's approval letter).  Then we will receive our TA (Travel Approval).  Within about two weeks of receiving our TA we should be on an airplane!

In the meantime, we are staying busy exploring New Mexico, which you can read about if you click on the link below for "Sailer Journal".  

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14