May 16, 2002
You can learn a lot
You can learn a lot from a government form...
There's a $255 charge (plus a fingerprinting fee) for filing form I-485, which you need to file to register your alien spouse once the marriage has taken place. I'm not sure what they do with this money, but I think they should spend a little of it on updating their forms.
Here's my lovely young alien wife:
And here's what the government is asking her, just in case:
did you, during the period from March 23, 1933 to May 8, 1945, in association with either the Nazi Government of Germany or any organization or government associated or allied with the Nazi Government of Germany, ever order, incite, assist or otherwise participate in the persecution of any person because of race, national origin, or political opinion?
The answer is no, fortunately. (How many people who fit this description are coming into the US on K1/fiance visas these days, I wonder? Well, never fear: form I-485 will take care of 'em.)
I was also relieved to learn from this fiendishly clever series of yes/no questions that my wife hasn't engaged in prostitution "in the last ten years;" nor does she intend to do so in the future. Ditto genocide. sabotage, kidnapping, espionage, or political assassination. And no, she's not intending to overthrow the government either. Whew! I'm sure they catch a lot of inattentive spies with that "do you intend to engage in espionage" question...
She does not plan to practice polygamy in the US. Oh, well...
Posted by Dr. Frank at May 16, 2002 12:10 AM | TrackBack