US Consulate

This afternoon was our trip to the US Consulate. Cameras and cell phones are not allowed inside so there are no photos in there. Greg and I were the first family called to the window.  They simply looked at our passports, had Greg sign a paper and then we sat down and waited for the other 50 or so families that were there.  Many of the people we have been seeing on Shamian Island this week were there too.  After everyone was done at the window, they had us raise our right hand and say something like, 'I solemnly swear that the information I have provided to the US Government is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and ability'.  That was all we had to do. Everyone cheered.  Tomorrow Bill will go back to get the kids passports with the visa, and our mysterious brown envelope.  We call it mysterious because we are not allowed to open it, we simply are transporting it to the immigration people at customs in the airport at home and we are told it has all the paperwork needed to get our child's citizenship paper.