Step 1: Born in the U.S.A.

Green Card; issued by a friend 12 years ago

When applying for a permanent residency status through your American family, there are roughly 3 steps.

The first is to check the eligibility of the petitioner, to see if he/she is qualified to financially sponsor the applicant. Along with various application forms, 1040 copies and balance records were also submitted. A small interview also took place, as mentioned in the previous log, but it was nothing like what we were expecting; simple and non-threatening. After the interview, we were told that the processing would take about 3 weeks.

17 days after our first visit to the Embassy, we received a white letter-sized envelope. There were 2 pages of documents; one congratulating us that Sahe is responsible enough and therefore eligible as a petitioner. The other is the instruction for the next step. Now it is my turn to gather necessary documents, including police records, and prepare for the interview.