My son and I achieved our permanent resident status!

[mawande]

Yahoo!

My son is currently in the U.S.A. and has snatched a plane ticket to get him back here pronto so we can trot to the Immigration office and then the town Yakuba. And he asks me "So what does this mean for you?"

My first answer was "Well, it means I don't have to worry about anything when the kindergarten which provides my paperwork goes under." They are, sadly, in danger of that. They have very few students now even a few years after the principal was caught trying to bribe people to vote for him to become mayor of his town. I mentioned being able to work legally in a wider variety of jobs.

I did tell my son that the status does not mean he can let things such as his foreign resident card, multiple re-entry visa and passport expire. What wonderful things can we look forward to being able to do now that we have permanent residency status?

[ミュー]

Lucky!!

[mawande]

Yup! But after so long here, it was easy. Just a bit of trouble to get everything together. You have to prove things such as you've been paying taxes and I suppose health insurance for at least three years. You have to have your most recent paper from the yakuba saying you live at your address which you must have lived at for at least a year. You have to have been working for the same employer for three years... or was it five? All sorts of goodies.

[blank slate]

Congratulations. I'm assuming this will make your life there much more easier?

[japanat]

The PR definitely makes it easier. I love not having to gather the paperwork every 3 years for my spousal visa. Just don't forget to check your re-entry permits and keep them up to date. Every New Year's, I pull out my passport and check if this is a renewal year. :watson:

[h2orowe]

'Grats, Mawande.

[mawande]

Thank you, thank you!