(I’m back in town and my skin is slowly hydrating. I always forget how dry Calgary & BC can be) First, a little background as to why I was talking to homeland security in Canada – Calgary has a full service (as far as I can tell) US customs and immigration office in the airport. …
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INS fun, petty bitching
I get digitally fingerprinted at the “Application Support Center” today as part of the change of status paperwork. Seventy five bucks. Someone has to be making money off this. Bit strange really. I mean, they have my photograph and fingerprint from the last 3 years of TN-1 visas, as well as when I came back …
INS pain
The INS, sorry, USCIS, accepted our paperwork and our money. So I guess that’s a good thing. I have a fancy employment card, a travel document on the way (4-6 weeks), digital fingerprinting at the end of the month, and an interview in 6-8 months (though if I was a betting man I would say …
Photos of Peru, INS fun
Posted photos of Peru, will be some time before I can comment on them all though. Why? The pile of work waiting for me when returning from vacation is a bit harsher than usual this time. We start to file my papers for residency this month. I get to fill out all sorts of nice …
INS prodding
Today I get to go get poked and prodded as an alien. No, I’m not talking about xfiles type stuff. I have to go through the “Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment Status” to prove I am a healthy individual before the US lets me apply as a resident. Of course, I’ve been living here …