Article 5 Sitting Idle-Wait for TA Extended

NEW RULINGS FROM CHINA

Unfortunately, our Article 5 is just sitting idle, due to a new ruling that was put in place last week...wouldn't ya know, our Article 5 was processed on Wednesday, 10/13 and now must be included with the new ruling.

I spoke with our agency this morning to learn that once our Article 5 was picked up, the courier mailed to it the agency's contact in Beijing.  They use snail mail so it will take a few days to arrive.  Our agency anticipates it will arrive Beijing around today or tomorrow. 

BUT, now an additional step has been added to the process.  China now requires an original signed LOA to be included in the package of Article 5 paperwork.  This must be done before the travel approval will be processed.  Those families who haven't received Article 5, the paperwork must be received before the Article 5 is processed. 

Since the original is required, there's no email or wiring the document, our agency must mail it out....unfortuantely, adding extra time to our wait..extra weeks.  Bummer!

We placed an original signed LOA in the mail yesterday, via Fed Ex.  Fed Ex will pick up the document today and will arrive our agency by 10:30 tomorrow morning, 10/19.  In turn, the agency will place it in the mail to China.  They anticipate it will take about 3-4 days to arrive to the contact in Beijing. 

Due to this new procedure our Article 5 will not be submitted to the CCAA for processing our TA until next week or worse case, the following week.   It will depend upon how quickly Madison turns around our original signed LOA and places it in the mail for China and how quickly it is received.  The agency anticipates turning it around by Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning. 

Okay, let's look together at the new potential time line:  (best guess scenario)

-10/19 original LOA reaches Madison
-10/20 Madison mails out original LOA
-10/25 Original LOA reaches contact in Beijing
-10/26 Original LOA & Article 5 sent to CCAA

The quicker TA's are currently taking approximately 2-3 weeks for processing.  With God's favor, we'll be on the quicker time line--our daughter is anxious to come home and we are anxious to bring her home!!!!   

We are keeping our prayes and thoughts on Miao and anxiously preparing for her homecoming!!!  While it seems like it's never going to happen, in reality, it will be here soon!!! 

Blessings