One last hurdle...

Tomorrow, Alexander and I have to go back to USCIS in Milwaukee for our final interview. You'd think that all would be said and done by now but no, it's not. This interview is, hopefully, the last step in getting Alex's adjustment of status to permanent resident. In other words, a Green Card.

It's been a long, long process. We started eons ago with the help of an attorney to get the K-1 fiance visa. That first step allowed him to legally come to the US to get married. The government graciously gave us 90 days from his point of entry to get that done. But we did it. Then we had to apply for an Adjustment of Status and an Employment Approval Document (EAD). Concurrently, those two applications alone cost a couple of thousand dollars and had more paperwork than is even imaginable. Not to mention all of the necessary documentation about our relationship and each other. We went it alone this time. No attorney. And thus far, we've done okay. The EAD arrived last month and now we're on to the interview portion of the status adjustment.

We got a list of possible questions off the Internet. It's funny but some people who've done that have written that immigration will ask a million questions and others only had a few questions asked. Since there's no way of knowing what exactly we're in for we have been quizzing each other nightly. Anything from siblings names, school information, describing where we live, explaining all of the times we've travelled to and from Sweden - it's all fair game. They can even ask us about our sex life if they want to. We have no way of knowing exactly what they'll ask so we're preparing for everything.

Needless to say, all of this prep has been very stressful. It's hard to think that even now, nearly 6 months into our marriage, the government could deny this adjustment. On what basis, I don't know, but they could and that, my friends, would suck. Big time.

I've already made up my mind that even though it's a long shot, if his adjustment is not approved and we're told he is illegal I will be moving to Sweden...immediately. Hopefully, it won't come to that and we can continue with our plans to save and get there in our own good time.

Wish us luck. Tomorrow is going to be something...