Timing

Well, my paperwork is still at the Chinese Consulate being authenticated. That is where the Chinese make sure that the Secretary of State seals on the documents are valid. The SoS seals validate that the notary seals on the documents are valid. The Notary seals validate that I was actually the person making my signature. I love process.

But - since my paperwork is still there, it won't be in China before Chinese New Year. This is a huge set back. That means that they may receive my dossier in the next 1-2 weeks, but they won't log it in with a LID (Log In Date) until 2-4 weeks after they receive it - and that could be as late as mid-March. Which means that I won't be travelling in May as we had hoped. I hopefully will travel in June - but it could be as late as July!!! YIKES! This is a huge disappointment, but there isn't much we can do about it all... I'm just going to roll with this one.