David and Pri

It arrived a week ago!

…. while I don’t have time to write in details about the other GREEN…..

Pri

So….

I’ll mix David’s text with mine.

P: I was a little bit anxious – I don’t like any situation where I have to answer questions…. My memory could make tricks on me…. BUT it was easy-peasy!

D: The interviewer asked a number of very simple questions, was pretty
formal, and then surprised us both (I think) by simply saying “I’ve
approved your application” just when I thought he was going to start
asking the hard stuff.  easy!  I think he was a bit worried when we
said that we weren’t living together, but when we produced the
paperwork for the house.
I think that went from questionable to case closed… I think…

P: I think this was also the main reason!

Anyway, yeah, it’s totally done.  I thought there’d be little question
at this point, but actually there’s no question at all.  He took her
current visa-type stuff, and once the green card arrives that’ll be
the everything card until it expires in two years.  At that point
(already on the calendar), we have to submit a (reportedly simple)
form to extend her into “[no longer Temporary ]Permanent Resident”
status.  And that’s that.

P: So, in Jan 2010 we’ll renew it. Easy like this.

We are very happy to end one more part of this laborious process!!

Wow… This morning when we stoped by my house to drop some food I bought for my week, I said to David that I had a feeling that I would receive the work authorization today. We parked the car and there I went to check my mail box. It was empty…. When re-entering in the car to leave, the postman was there!!! I asked “Is there something for me there?” He said – just a letter. Guess what? …I should start playing the lottery…

Now I have work authorization until March 2009, and I guess it’s NOT only in my field of study in USA, so I could get any job (in case I wanted to change). Well, I think that when my Greencard arrives it will probably hold more power than this document I received today. Idk…

So, now we just have to go to the infamous couple interview – March31 – at the Immigration Office in Indianapolis. Carrying along a thick folder (actually now 3…) we’ll show them all our pictures and documents (that we accumulated during these 1.5 year) that will officially prove that our relationship is real.

If all goes right, next step is just to wait for them to change my International Student Status to the so-called Temporary Permanent Resident Status.

Wish us good luck!

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Chegou hoje mesmo minha nova autorizacao de trabalho! Eu acordei pensando mesmo que ia chegar hoje. Com um palpite tao afiado, eu acho que eu devia comecar a jogar na loteria!

Agora so nos resta ir a famosa entrevista (segunda, dai 31 de marco) e mostrar pra eles todos s nossos documentos , fotos etc que provam que nosso relaconamento eh verdadeiro.

Dand tudo certo, em breve vou ter meu novo visto, que pasara de estudante pra Visto Pemanente Temporario de Residente. Mas ca entre nos: quem vai entender o que isso realmente quer dizer?….

Desejem-nos boa sorte!

So, now its confirmed! I am authorized to travel abroad while we are still in the process of getting my green card!

parole = word (in Latin)

So, David and I will be on the plane to Brazil on May30th, and we’ll be back on June17th!

We don’t have many plans about what to do in Brazil (besides visiting friends and family), but my mom is preparing a big party for the day after we arrive – June 1st, (not really) coincidentally my birthday!

So, we’ll have a huge birthday-wedding party at my Grandma’s house, when David will meet all my VIP (very important people) of my life in Sampa.

Entao…. O documento chegou! Esta confirmado: estaremos no Brasil dia 31 de maio, e a grande festa sera mesmo domingo, dia 1 de junho – tbm meu aniversario! Entre em contato com minha mae (55391673 ou avo 30623439) pra saber mais detalhes! Estou MUITO contente que vcs vao poder conhecer David.

More to come!

Novidades…

Ja enviamos todos os documentos relativos ao processo de imigracao am janeiro. Inclusive ja recebemos os comprovantes que eles estao trabalhando em nosso caso. Oba!!
Entre os documentos que estamos aguardando chegar estao a permissao pra eu viajar (pra ir pro Brasil no dia 30 de Maio!!) e o outro que me permitira trabalhar usando o novo visto de esposa. Se o documento de viagem (advance parole) nao chegar ate a semana da viagem teremos que adiar a viagem. Entao vamos fazer todos uma forcinha pra dar certo, pois estou com muita saudades de voces, e quero ir ao Brasil pra comemorar meu aniversario (1 junho) e o casamento. Tambem estou louca pra voces conhecerem o David pessoalmente!

Ja fui tirar minha impressoes digitais na semana passada e ontem (22 fevereiro) recebemos o agendamento da famigerada entrevista… Sera dia 31 de marco (quando eles vao confirmar se temos um casamento de erdade ou nao) e se tudo correr bem, devo ter meus
documentos prontos logo-logo. O que quer dizer que vamos poder ir pro Brasil pro meu aniversario!

:^)