3 posts tagged “wedding”
The long road to my Green card comes to end..
Teams of lawyers, thousands of dollars, hundreds of pages of forms.. the moment of truth is upon me! On Monday, as 2:15PM, Laurie and I will need to "justify our love" in front of a panel of USCIS agents. If we succeed, then I will be granted that most-holy of US government documents..
<< The Green Card >>
Of course, we have no worries that it will come off fine. We're an actual relationship with a history of co-habitation and co-mingled finances, we are legally married and most importantly.. and most obviously to anyone who has met us, we are in love!
Nevertheless, there is a level of stress involved, because if the meeting goes badly, its going to be "No Green Card for you!! Come back.. ONE YEAR!" At least we've got a ton of good physical evidence to pack along with us to match the googily eye we still share for each other (bank statements, lease agreement, tax returns, car insurance.. all in both our names).
Our lawyer said that we've going to be someone's after lunch no-brainer approval because of how solid our case is. He also shared some cases that he's had that weren't quite so believable, like a guy who got divorced and then married his immigrant wife on the same day! Forget checking dates on that one, USCIS had to check the time-stamps on the divorce/marriage orders to see if it was legal. Laurie and I were also a little concerned about our age difference, to which our lawyer just said, "Oh please.. I've seen a 60 year old woman and a 20 year old man who knew each other for two weeks. You're fine!"
So, wish us luck and if I'm posting from Canada on Tuesday then you'll know how things went.. otherwise, I'll post a copy of my Green Card here and we'll see if it's really green! I also think its kinda "funny" that my employer is waiting until Tuesday before they hand over two contracts to me.. hehe. Best make sure I'm going to be here to work before making a big transistion!
Laurie and I are happy to announce that we are now married!
Self-portrait taken at the Guildford County Court House. Check out the other photos and video by clicking on the "Wedding" collection on the side menu!
I'm getting married today!
Gotta run..
