K1 visa – An Englishman in MN

October 22, 2018 / 1 Comment

Green Card Fun

I was planning on writing a little about the next stage of the green card journey in the near future, but due to recent developments I figured now would be as good a time as any.

For those that don’t know, my technical status within the US is as a Lawful Permanent Resident. I have many of the same rights as a citizen, however whilst it is classed as “permanent” there are some restrictions. The main one being that, due to my residency being granted through marriage, this status is classed as “conditional” and initially only granted to me for two years.

November 10, 2016 / 0 Comments

Permanent Resident Status: Unlocked.

Today I received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security stating: ‘Welcome to the United States of America’. I now have permanent resident status.

September 29, 2016 / 0 Comments

Biometrics. Sounds interesting. Isn’t.

Another step completed – I have just got back from my biometrics appointment.

If that sounds even remotely interesting then trust me, it isn’t. In fact the only reason I am blogging about it is for the sake of consistency, and in case anyone else going through the process isn’t sure what happens.

August 30, 2016 / 1 Comment

We’re Married! (Part 2)

With one wedding down, it was time for the second! First a trip to the County License Center to get the marriage licence, then to our appointment at the Justice Center for the wedding itself.

I was partly expecting to simply sit at a desk and fill in a marriage records book, but rather it was a full ceremony with the giving of our rings, vows and some beautiful words about marriage itself.

August 25, 2016 / 1 Comment

Immigration: Easy!

The last major hurdle we had to jump to get me to the USA was immigration at our port of entry: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.

There was nothing specific to worry about; we had done everything correctly up until this point, the visa was valid, I wasn’t bringing any restricted items into the country… yet in the queue at the border I would be lying if I said there weren’t a few butterflies.

August 22, 2016 / 0 Comments

We’re Married! (Part 1)

We had a perfect wedding day, conducted by a friend, surrounded by friends and family.

In three days we will be flying to the USA…

(Photo by Stephen Green)

August 18, 2016 / 2 Comments

One Week To Go…

I am currently waiting for a shipping company to come and collect my boxes to send to the States, and in a week’s time I will be on a plane following them…

It was a big relief to get my visa approved, but it turns out that was far from the end of the work that needed to be done.

April 24, 2016 / 5 Comments

K1 Visa Interview at the US Embassy

I paid a visit to the US Embassy recently, and those lovely people approved my visa!

In the build up to my interview I read numerous blogs and forum posts about the interview experience, and despite pretty much all of them saying it was very straightforward, an opinion echoed by our K1 guru, Phoebe, I was still nervous due to the magnitude of the situation.

An Englishman in MN

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