One year ago today, I got my visa. Check back on Monday for a special Coming To America post, detailing my immigration story so far. And on an unrelated note, K was the only person who bothered to call me...

I keep forgetting to mention that Thursday I received an invitation to join my local INS office for a good old fashioned finger printing. For those of you US citizens that may be feeling like your rights and privacy are...

(insert bosterious cheers of glee)I finally got my social security number!!...

Before we entered the INS office, John and I made a little wager. $10 on whether or not my EAD interview would be an exhaustive nightmare or a breeze.From the get-go, things look bad. Security stopped us because I had...

This Thanksgiving, I made a point of noting that this year I am thankful for my visa. Sure I now have a great husband, a wonderful home and everyone's still healthy, but the visa was a big accomplishment and with...

So my I-485 application was returned because I foolishly submitted a personal check as payment. The most painful part came when I had to go pick up the parcel at the post office. The mailperson had failed to record some...

BD: You must wear flak when you go back next....

Well, at long last, Friday afternoon we waved bye bye to my I-485. For those not knowledgable in the ways of US immigration, this means that I have applied for permanent residency here. It was a relatively painless procedure except...

Well, we finally arrived in Houston late last night. I have to admit, it all seems a touch surreal, especially after waiting so many months. All in all, it was a good trip, except for the day spent getting mixed...

Despite everyone's assurances to the contrary, my landlady has opted to show my apartment before i get a chance to escape scott-free vacate the premises. Now I'm forced to rearrange my plans so that cleanup comes first, and packing second....

Four words for you: I got my visa. I showed up at the consulate an hour early and went for breakfast. After waiting in line to be searched, I took the elevator up the the 19 floor as instructed and...

Today was the day I had planned for my yard sale... unfortunately, mother nature had other plans - mainly, thunderstorms. So as luck would have it, I get to spend the day cleaning and cleaning and doing some more sorting...

Welp... i finally got my K1 interview!! If all goes well, on June 18 you will be crossing your fingers, toes and any other crossable parts, and I will get my visa. One week later, the monkey will drive to...

Today I made my appointment for my US med exam. May 14, 2002. It's my plan to mail my checklist to the Consulate shortly before I have the exam, so with any luck (/me crosses fingers and toes) I will...

First off, K1 update. On Thursday, I applied for my passport (pick up is May 9) and I also applied for my police certificate, which I can pick up this week. On the downside, the Office of the Registrar General...

I finally found some sort of informative info on the RCMP police certificate. (yay) And I'm packing my bag for the passport office. With luck, I will be able to get the police certificate on the same trip. One of...

Freelance and K1. I haven't been playing DAoC for a while, and maybe that's how I found time to throw together a new template, and actually post something. I watched Winning England while babysitting Kaine and Noami on Monday. Through...

1. My passport application is all ready, so I need to go to the passport office and get it in the works. 2. My part of the K1 application is sitting infront of me. It's several pages, some in duplicate....

I got a really fat envelope from the US Consulate General in Montreal today. My pile grows bigger. This morning on my way back from TPH and Helmuts, where I got catfood, I thought about leaving Toronto. Aside from the...

1. Getting terminated without cause. [gawd no! not back to freelance!] 2. The INS approving John's petition for the K1 visa. [now it all comes to the US embassy in Montreal] 3. John is moving into our new appartment mid...