This post is to catch people up from when we left Exmouth to now...
So, our time in Perth was great, but somewhat hectic and stressful.
It was good to be back with Dave's family for a while, to meet our new
niece Kaitlyn (Dave's sister's baby), and to catch up with people.
Dave's experience at the farm ended much better than the time before,
though now the farm is experiencing a different set of problems
(farming, 'even just fish,' is never easy!).
Our flight to the US
was better than expected, Asher having his own seat made a difference.
He really was quite good for the flight, but the times when he was
crying or upset felt like it lasted forever. Did I ever tell you that
Asher threw up on our last trip to the US- on the lady next to us? It
really can't get much worse than your child vomiting on the stranger
next to you at the beginning of a 16 hour flight. So in comparison, this
flight was easy!
Showing posts with label Immigration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immigration. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Permanent Residency
Today I (Heather) went into Perth and got the sticker that shows I am now a Permanent Resident. Then the Immigration Officer spilled her coffee on my passport.
After that I wandered up to the Citizenship office to discuss my case with an officer. He said that I will be eligible to apply for Citizenship after February 2010, if I don't do any more travelling. Travelling outside of the country would extend the time I have to wait to apply. The US turns a blind eye to dual citizenship, their policy is not to promote it but they do not prevent it.
This afternoon I have a second Doctor's appointment to determine what it is that I am sick with. It has the 'classic' malaria symptoms (though the doc doesn't think malaria is a problem in Indonesia...) with a sore throat and chesty cough thrown in. He was leaning towards Dengue fever (though I have no rash and no other symptom), I am hoping for the flu.
When I visited the doc on Tuesday I had my blood drawn- the nurse (or whatever her title may be) couldn't get it out of the first arm- poke, poke, poke- so she drew blood from my other arm. It probably didn't help that I was having chills and coughs and just generally miserable!
Here's a picture of a cow patty on the beach near where Dave is, in Indonesia. Someone decorated it with flowers...
After that I wandered up to the Citizenship office to discuss my case with an officer. He said that I will be eligible to apply for Citizenship after February 2010, if I don't do any more travelling. Travelling outside of the country would extend the time I have to wait to apply. The US turns a blind eye to dual citizenship, their policy is not to promote it but they do not prevent it.
This afternoon I have a second Doctor's appointment to determine what it is that I am sick with. It has the 'classic' malaria symptoms (though the doc doesn't think malaria is a problem in Indonesia...) with a sore throat and chesty cough thrown in. He was leaning towards Dengue fever (though I have no rash and no other symptom), I am hoping for the flu.
When I visited the doc on Tuesday I had my blood drawn- the nurse (or whatever her title may be) couldn't get it out of the first arm- poke, poke, poke- so she drew blood from my other arm. It probably didn't help that I was having chills and coughs and just generally miserable!
Here's a picture of a cow patty on the beach near where Dave is, in Indonesia. Someone decorated it with flowers...
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