Visa cermony

The visa ceremony....
was not what we expected, but was very cool! We went to the US consulate about 45mins away where everything was going to take place. They told us we could not take pictures, but I
brought my camera anyway thinking we could take pics out side with the flag and the building in the background. No such luck! The only US flag was inside the consulate which is a couple of rooms on the 4th floor. Not the big deal place I had imagined.

We sat down with 40 other families waiting for things to begin. We then all filed into a line to receive the brown folder! I didn't know that this brown folder was Kate's ticket to America! She does not become a citizen at the consulate, but the minute they stamp her Chinese passport and open the brown folder at Ohare.

After we received the folder, we were sworn in. We all raised our right hand (grandpa with Kate's high in the air) and took the oath that we were of USA descent and all the information we provided was correct (he said more but I can't remember right now what else he said I got a cold from the other babies)

At that point everyone started clapping and cheering. Was was very neat! Not what I had expected, but very cool non the less.

Maybe the last post until home
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