Comments on: A question of love

By: Sven

Sven — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:42:51 +0000

I had to do all this when we applied for my visa to get into Australia as a gay de facto spouse. I think the hotel phone bill James kept from Egypt showing he had spent £110 in a week to call me at home was the proof that convinced them. 4 very expensive calls but turns out they were worth every penny!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:51:21 +0000

I married a brit ex-pat and we were put into separate rooms. Our questions were: 1) when you walk into your living room, where’s the couch? 2) What side of the bed do you sleep on? 3)Where’s the TV in your living room? and 4) What cologne does your husband wear? Just go with the thought to submit to their questions and you’ll do great. Good luck! Ross got his card that said he could be drafted in wartime about 4 months before he got his greencard. Such are American priorities, hey!?

By: Dylan

Dylan — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:27:46 +0000

Yes, beef gets better with age. Not over the course of twenty years, obviously. But a piece of prime rib that has been properly aged is going to be much better than one from a just slaughtered animal…

By: benny

benny — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:17:13 +0000

steaks get better with age?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:45:15 +0000

Green Card – seen the movie several times…..brush up on the name of her face cream!!!!
Good luck

By: Limey

Limey — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:49:54 +0000

Actually, I didn’t mean to make that pun – but, hooray for accidental hilarity!

I have also heard from numerous people that if you’re both white and speak English fluently, no problem. But if one of you is anything other than white and a native English speaker, then they eye you very suspiciously. It’s a sad truth.

By: Expat Mum

Expat Mum — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:16:58 +0000

The bump trumps.
Seriously tho – if you’re both pale skinned, there probably won’t be many questions. The Ball & Chain and I took tons of documentation, and after 5 minutes chatting to our “officer” we went to tip it all on the desk and he told us there wouldn’t ‘be any need for that’.
That same year, a friend of mine who was marrying a Sudanese guy she’s known since she was 15 (who is a Geologist working for one of the US’s biggest companies) was asked to jump through hoops. (This was in 1990, before any “big” stuff.)
They had to dig up family photo albums (before digital and e-mailing them) etc., to back up their story, which was a big pain and totally unnecessary.
As Frankie said – Relax!

By: Iota

Iota — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:11:41 +0000

Oh ha ha, Limey, saying you weren’t “grilled” – when Brit had likened marriage to a steak.

By: Limey

Limey — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:32:28 +0000

When my husband and I went for the Greencard interview I had this intense folder that I had organized, labeled, colour-coded etc. of about 100 pages of photos, documents, e-mails, letters and general evidence or our relationship – it was ridiculous! The USCIS agent didn’t even look at them. He asked us when we met, how we met and a couple of other banal things and stamped our paperwork and we were done in less than 10 minutes. We didn’t get put in separate rooms, we weren’t grilled and questioned. It was so much more simple than I had thought it would be. So don’t be overly anxious about it – it’s no big deal. If your marriage is real, it’s real. They’ll know it just from looking at you. I think when people panic and try to look overly in love and touchy-feely, or soppy, then that’s a red flag to the agent. Just be normal! Good luck – keep us updated! – Limey