A New year is upon us. After the excitement and activity of the holidays, it feels nice to get back to business of preparing for the new baby!
As of this point in the process, we are waiting for our Travel Approval (TA), which will be issued by the China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA).
I found this information on the internet:
Why does it take so long to get Permission to Travel (or Travel Approval)?
The acceptance is sent to CCAA by your adoption agency, usually by fax. The information must then be entered into the CCAA records. Next a document is sent by mail to the orphanage and to the province officials notifying them that a family has been identified for the specific child. The provincial officials then have their own paperwork to process and send back to CCAA. The orphanage officials then will check the child to ensure that the medical condition of the child has not changed significantly. The orphanage officials will send their own documents to CCAA confirming that the child is still available for adoption. All documents in China are sent by mail and the Chinese mail system is not quite as efficient and speedy as the U.S. Postal Service. After all documents are received from the provincial and local officials, the paperwork is finalized and the permission to travel document is prepared. The official document is reviewed and personally signed by one of the two Vice Directors of the CCAA. This is then sent to the agency, which notifies the parents.
So I guess this is why we have to wait!
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