The Immigration Sage – Complete for Now

So today my friend the post man delivered some wonderful news - I am officially a permanent resident of The United States of America.

It is not so much the fact that this has happened and happened so quickly that makes me happy but more a feeling of personal achievement for doing it all myself.

Some people said I was crazy and some people said I was brave but having decided to tackle it myself before hiring an immigration lawyer proved the best and cheaper way. So I have officially won my case without any questions or reviews and I now hole the card.

So I guess I am now just waiting for a social security number – I think I need one of those and I will be all set. This is of course until I need to renew the card in two years and then I assume the paperwork will start again.

Next step I believe is to remain a resident for five years and then America will decide whether I am good enough to be a citizen. I guess I had better start studying – yes I will have to take a test…

But until then I will relax and will try not to bug the poor souls at USCIS.