The time has come to tell of the drama of becoming legal in the USA. It all started when I came here as a missionary. I got a visa which allowed me to work with a specified organisation, doing a specified job but did not allow me to live permanently or work any other paid employment. I was allowed to stay for up to 5 years. No problem, I thought, probably wouldn’t want to stay that long anyway.
Then James entered on the scene and all that changed. When we got engaged I called the immigration people and asked if we needed to get married inside the US or if it would be ok to get married back in New Zealand as we had planned. They assured me that it was ok to travel back once we were married in New Zealand. As it turned out, this was not precisely true.
Then James entered on the scene and all that changed. When we got engaged I called the immigration people and asked if we needed to get married inside the US or if it would be ok to get married back in New Zealand as we had planned. They assured me that it was ok to travel back once we were married in New Zealand. As it turned out, this was not precisely true.