Waiiii!
Got through The Interview intact.
This despite a slightly late start, nearly being late (we got into the building on the stroke of ten... meep) and me being afraid I was going to keel over in the street.
However, we got in alright, were called up and ushered down a hall (hadn't got my wind back, so spent most of the interview coughing to clear my throat.. I'm sure /that/ made a wonderful impression on the man..) and sworn in and stuff.
I was expecting to be at it for hours. He didn't keep us more than half an hour, if that. I had a bad moment when he clipped the corner off the work-permit (I couldn't see what he was writing, of course, so I couldn't tell why..) when my heart sort of fell through my gut and into my boots. I /do/ hope that didn't show - if Andi was nervy, I sure as hell couldn't tell and I'm hoping that was true for the guy across the desk, as well.
Anyway, it went off, he's now a legal permanent resident (for two years. Because of the method we used, they have to limit it to prove the marriage is genuine. *grump*) so we'll have to file AGAIN in october of next year, with whatever joint crap we can assemble. I was rather amused - he listed joint accounts, titles, loans and /children/ - as if me carrying a baby would make a bloody difference to whether we stayed together or not! And of course, the thought that popped into my head when he said that was, "I am /not/ having a child just to assure you asshats that this partnership is real!" I bit my tongue on it then, although I shared the thought - not nearly so effectively - with Andi later on..
We hit the Social Security office after that, where Andi got to lecture the officer on their procedures and what they can and can't do - he was sort of offended that he knows more about that then this guy did - and then headed home. Well, we got lunch first, and did a couple of odd errands on the way home, but that was basically it.
I then collapsed with a book and took a long break. ^^
I can finish a normally sized paperback that I've never laid eyes on before in one day. I can usually do most hardbacks in one day too - for example, I tore through The Order of the Phoenix in one day.
Alright - food calls. Lunch was a long way away, and between my head and my gut, I think I'd better go eat something. o.O
This despite a slightly late start, nearly being late (we got into the building on the stroke of ten... meep) and me being afraid I was going to keel over in the street.
However, we got in alright, were called up and ushered down a hall (hadn't got my wind back, so spent most of the interview coughing to clear my throat.. I'm sure /that/ made a wonderful impression on the man..) and sworn in and stuff.
I was expecting to be at it for hours. He didn't keep us more than half an hour, if that. I had a bad moment when he clipped the corner off the work-permit (I couldn't see what he was writing, of course, so I couldn't tell why..) when my heart sort of fell through my gut and into my boots. I /do/ hope that didn't show - if Andi was nervy, I sure as hell couldn't tell and I'm hoping that was true for the guy across the desk, as well.
Anyway, it went off, he's now a legal permanent resident (for two years. Because of the method we used, they have to limit it to prove the marriage is genuine. *grump*) so we'll have to file AGAIN in october of next year, with whatever joint crap we can assemble. I was rather amused - he listed joint accounts, titles, loans and /children/ - as if me carrying a baby would make a bloody difference to whether we stayed together or not! And of course, the thought that popped into my head when he said that was, "I am /not/ having a child just to assure you asshats that this partnership is real!" I bit my tongue on it then, although I shared the thought - not nearly so effectively - with Andi later on..
We hit the Social Security office after that, where Andi got to lecture the officer on their procedures and what they can and can't do - he was sort of offended that he knows more about that then this guy did - and then headed home. Well, we got lunch first, and did a couple of odd errands on the way home, but that was basically it.
I then collapsed with a book and took a long break. ^^
I can finish a normally sized paperback that I've never laid eyes on before in one day. I can usually do most hardbacks in one day too - for example, I tore through The Order of the Phoenix in one day.
Alright - food calls. Lunch was a long way away, and between my head and my gut, I think I'd better go eat something. o.O
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