Tag: immigration
All the articles with the tag "immigration".
Citizenship
I intended to do a write-up about my experience becoming a US Citizen last year. However, as is frequently the case, if I don't start on a post right away it never happens. Fortunately, Dafna Linzer w…
Permanent permanent
I am finally a permanent permanent resident of the US. Confused? I was just a conditional permanent (haha) resident because Anna and I had not been married for two years before we applied for my resid…
HR 4437
Billed as The March for Dignity, Respect and Hope , Sunday's march was huge. It depends on who you ask, but the range seems to be 50-100k people. As expected, there were a lot of separate agendas on d…
Permanent resident in the USA
I've already wrote a bit on my experiences with US immigration and visas . But, since I have two friends going through the permanent residency process, I figured there would be some other people out t…
INS adventures and bile.
Back in June, Anna and I went to the main San Diego INS/USCIS office in Chula Vista to be interviewed for my residency application. We weren't sure what to expect. Would they separate us and interroga…
Security on a whim
(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 s…
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 me…
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…
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 …
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 hea…