So today was my day, but you know what I realized while standing in line to get into the Federal Bldg? It wasn't just my day, it was hundreds of people's days too. Everyone that was in that waiting room was getting the greatest news of their lives. Some people had kids, so maybe for them it was their child's birth and the time they got married, but the chain of events of my life could not have had a better sequence.
Those of you who did this today, you are so so so dear to me! It was so great, amazing, to feel and know how loved I am. Thank you for having me in your thoughts, and allowing me to be part of your lives and always being so supportive to my existence in this country! For those not part of this, my dearest sent me texts cheering me on :)
Many of you are probably wondering how things went down today. Well I may have led you to think that I was going to go in front of a panel of judges, big scary movie-type scene. That was my bad, it was actually a meeting with a single immigration officer, it was my first time!
The lovely woman was super friendly, we went over a list of questions, basic contact info, birth date, place of birth, name. In the end, yes I'm getting my residency (the infamous Green Card), but the summary of today's encounter says I'm due for a review.
There was a tiny hick-up, my records on the electronic system have not been updated and therefore if I showed up at the airport I'd be sent to an immigration officer immediately where they'd arrest me. Why? There have been no updates since 2003, what happened in 2003 you say? I was officially kicked out of the country. It was in 2010 that the courts shot down that decision and closed the case, and this is what they failed to add to my records. So with a quick update on the system and I'm cleared. Therefore, I have not officially been given my Green Card yet. This update process will take less than 30 days though, so it is in that time period that I should be receiving my greenie :)
Had I been approved then and there I still would not have walked out with a greenie, it still gets sent in the mail. So we can still Hooray!
Celebration will not happen until I do have greenie in my hands, but now my brain is just brewing with plans and things I must do.
Can't say I feel completely different yet, there are certain things that have yet to happen for me to have a full blown transformation. Drivers License and ticket home :D
If life were so easy we wouldn't appreciate these moments as much as we do. Let life be hard, but keep fighting it, never give up.
This is not the last of us, don't worry. Stay tuned :)
MUCH LOVE!!!!
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