Permanent Permanent Resident

Been a while since the last post but we wanted to report that as of October 2009 the processes of removing conditional status has been completed. Suzie is now a permanent permanent resident of the United States. Start to finish it was about 4 years. This was good as we had tickets booked for our first trip abroad since our marriage in 2006 for November '09 and having card that didn't say it was expired was good peace of mind... and joy of joys they got the name right this time. No more Hyphenated last name. Of course this mean the SS card had to be updated again but even that is finally done as well.

Our application for removal of condition did not hit any snags other than an almost year long delay on the processing. We sent in the application as needed in late august of 2008 and then received a letter in november extending the conditional status card for another year... not another card mind you but a sheet of paper that said the expiration date had been extended. We received no request for an interview as with the initial card and simply received news that the approval had gone through and then the card finally showed up about 3 weeks later.

So the nice thing is no more paper work cloud hanging over our heads unless She decides to try the citizenship track. Having just read back through all the posts on the this blog the bad thing is the whole process still leaves a seriously sour taste in my mouth. There simply is no excuse for this process to take this long or to cost this much. I really don't see how this will ever be improved. Folks embroiled in the process are not terribly interested in civil disobedience due to the severe impact on their lives any kind of non-compliance can bring (separation from loved ones, deportation etc...) and folks that are not going through it have almost zero awareness of the issue or the inclination to make themselves aware. Be that as it may. I am looking forward to 2010 as the first non-immigration paperwork tainted year we have had since the year we met in 2004. This will be the first year since '06 I don't have to worry some bureaucrat will decide I didn't fill a form out right and consign our paperwork to red tape hell with a threat of deportation of my wife in the offing. So 4 years of dealing with this sucks... but at least it wasn't 5!

For all of those going through this our thoughts are with you. It can be done. It can be done without lawyers even. It just takes a heap of patience.

Comments

Paul said…
As another blogger and someone who just moved to the USA thiw year and is currently undergoing the adjustment of status process, I'd like to say how great it's been reading about your experiences. It's reading blogs like this and also some of the forums that has kept me and my wife going through some of the more frustrating times, to be honest!
Paul
http://myk1fiancevisaexperience.blogspot.com/
4/14/2011 5:39 PM
K-3 Visa said…
That's good news for both of you. Acquiring permanent residency in the US sure is tedious and requires a lot of patience. Good thing you have waited patiently.
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