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For those of you interested, Jess is now, officially, the beneficiary of a USCIS issued Permanent Resident Immigrant Visa, a.k.a. a Green Card.

The interview wasn't even close to being as bad as either of us expected. In fact, aside from showing proof of our marriage (a signed marriage license), proof that we are living as a married couple (joint bank accounts, joint medical insurance, joint apartment leases, join property deeds, etc), and proof that Jess will not become a charge to the system (paystubs, tax returns, W2s, etc), we were only asked two questions. The first was "How did you meet?" which I answered with "On the Internet" and was then told that that question was directed toward Jess who then answered "On the Internet". The second question was "When were you married?" which Jess answered with "On March 29th, 2003″ and was then told that that question was directed towards me to which I responded "March 29th, 2003″. The only other thing we were asked to do was run out and obtain two immigration style photos for Jess. We were given 40 minutes to complete this task and were directed toward a place nearby that did the work for $13. After returning, he made us sign a paper saying that we understood that her Green Card was conditional upon our staying married for two years from this date and that, in two years we needed to apply to have the condition removed. Then he stamped her passport with an Immigrant Visa and we were told we would receive a Green Card in the mail in one to six months.

All in all, it was a piece of cake.

Even though the Green Card holders here at work say that *Jess* should be offering *Me* a treat in exchange for petitioning for her Green Card and offering my own income as collateral that she will not become a charge to the system, I'm taking her out for a celebratory sushi dinner this evening at Yokohama Sushi (just south of the George Bush Turnpike on Preston Road in Plano). If you'd like to attend, let me know.