cmk@ulysses.UUCP (Chandra Kintala) (05/27/85)
> > I have just gone through the procedure to get my "Green Card" (which > happens to be blue), and apart from a two month delay when the INS > lost my file, it all went very smoothly. From arrival in the US > with a temporary work permit to my getting permanent residence, > the elapsed time was slightly over a year. > > > Michael Bruck You are one of those rare and fortunate persons, Mr. Michael Bruck, for having such a smooth sailing with INS. Most immigrants, especially those that the Canadians refer to as "visible and identifiable" ones, go through most gruelling, traumatic and insulting experiences in their process of becoming permanent residents in US. And it takes much longer than a year.