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Your Adoption Trip to China
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Some families considering China adoption are anxious about the trip to China.
CCAI has successfully arranged trips for more than 7,900 adoptive families. The
process is smooth and families can relax knowing that every detail is covered
and that they will never be alone.
Helping Hands - Many families are concerned about how they are going to
get around while they are in China. The good news is that if you use CCAI, you
don’t have to worry about a thing! Before you arrive in China, our experienced
CCAI representatives are already making all your arrangements and following up
on your child. Wherever you are in China, you will always be with a CCAI
representative who knows the dialect of that area and details on what families
need while in that city. They have strong working relationships with orphanage
administrators and provincial officials. Because our representatives have served
numerous families before yours, they already have relationships with hotels and
bus companies that enable CCAI to secure the best accommodations and
transportation at the lowest cost. Therefore, our travel costs are lower than
other agencies that use international travel agents instead of local China
staff. Our representatives have contacts with local hospitals and pediatricians
in case of emergency. The combination of our representatives’ experience,
language skills and relationships with key figures results in a smooth process
and the ability to overcome any problems that may arise during the trip. While
in China, you will always be with someone you can consider a friend. Chances
are, years from now when your adopted child is in high school, college, or
beyond, you may not remember the names of the CCAI staff who approved your
application, processed your dossier, or helped with your post adoption, but you
will certainly remember the CCAI representative who was with you when you first
met your child, who was available to serve you 24 hours day, and who held your
hand to walk through the entire process in China.
The Typical Trip - CCAI has worked with 30 Chinese provinces and some
300 orphanages. Families fly into Hong Kong or another port city, such as
Beijing or Guangzhou, where a CCAI representative from that area meets them.
Families stay one to three nights in the port city as they adjust to the new
time zone and get rested before they meet their children. Then families travel
to the capital of the province where their child is living and are met by
another local CCAI representative. That day or the next, families receive their
children. Families stay in their child’s provincial capital for six to seven
nights depending on that province’s requirements for adoption finalization.
Families then fly to Guangzhou, where they are met by a CCAI Guangzhou
representative who will guide them through their U.S. Consulate interview and
obtain their child’s visa to enter the U.S. Groups usually stay in Guangzhou for
four to five nights. Throw in your international travel and you’ve got a 14-16
day trip. Throughout the trip, families will stay in five-star hotels whenever
possible.
Travel Companions - CCAI recommends that both parents travel to China.
This enables your child to become a U.S. citizen upon return. If only one parent
can travel or in the case of a single parent adoption, we hope that parents
choose a travel companion who will focus on supporting them through the
adjustment. CCAI’s priorities for your adoption trip are twofold: to
successfully finalize your adoption and to bring your child home. We hope that
the priorities of your travel companion are the same.
Please visit Adoption Travel Itinerary
Outline.
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