As the political debate rages over immigration, we hope that our own family immigration drama will come to a close in the near future. Claudia and I will celebrate our 10th anniversary this October. That means we started her residency process 9 years ago in Chile before we ever moved to the US. For a few years she had a temporary residency card but “surrendered” it upon request of the INS (now Homeland Security) since she was to receive her permanent residency card “very soon”. That was five years ago. Since then, responses to our letters and phone calls have transitioned from “approval” to “we have no record of you” to a verbal “the files are lost, you will need to start over”. All I can say (without sinning) is: WOW! And to think that the current immigration debate on is how to track those that DO NOT want to be found. Please pray that our leaders would have wisdom and understanding as they consider changes to an immigration system that is painfully flawed. Thankfully we have copies of all our documents, and at this point we have decided to skip residency and apply for citizenship, having sent in the before the cost moves from a $400 non refundable fee to $800. Please join us in prayer as we await what we hope will be a positive response, and that the rest of the process would move ahead smoothly.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Immigration Debate
As the political debate rages over immigration, we hope that our own family immigration drama will come to a close in the near future. Claudia and I will celebrate our 10th anniversary this October. That means we started her residency process 9 years ago in Chile before we ever moved to the US. For a few years she had a temporary residency card but “surrendered” it upon request of the INS (now Homeland Security) since she was to receive her permanent residency card “very soon”. That was five years ago. Since then, responses to our letters and phone calls have transitioned from “approval” to “we have no record of you” to a verbal “the files are lost, you will need to start over”. All I can say (without sinning) is: WOW! And to think that the current immigration debate on is how to track those that DO NOT want to be found. Please pray that our leaders would have wisdom and understanding as they consider changes to an immigration system that is painfully flawed. Thankfully we have copies of all our documents, and at this point we have decided to skip residency and apply for citizenship, having sent in the before the cost moves from a $400 non refundable fee to $800. Please join us in prayer as we await what we hope will be a positive response, and that the rest of the process would move ahead smoothly.
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Update on Immigration Situation.
Last Tue, Claudia had the first of what will be numerous apointments with Immigration. At first there was some expressed concern that she didn't have her temporary residency card (which she had to surrender to the INS years ago), but we are PLEASED and VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED that everything went well. Also surprising and contrary to our previous experiences was how nearly everyone she dealt with was friendly, helpful and considerate of not only Claudia but the many other individuals at the office, including elderly and those who did not speak English. Prais the Lord! We are now waiting for instructions as to when her next apointment will be. Thank you for your prayers.
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