Adventures in Immigration

Today I received my COVID test results. As expected, they came back as negative. The next step is to now get the lab results translated into Spanish for the authorities in Ecuador. I will take care of that tomorrow morning.  Damon.

There was supposed to be a large fee increase for immigration issues but... https://rapidvisa.com/federal-judge-blocks-uscis-fee-increase/?fbclid=IwAR1kHWr8avI96WCeYvzCVCFKnxjxTFTkD8HhGbIZAEgEtud9WIQKfFdJ0RM There is an injunction against the fee increases. This may help me when I decide which Visa to apply for after our civil marriage. This may assist me after we get married with the financial burden. But according to this article, these fee increases were instigated by the Trump Administration. I cannot vouch for a accuracy of this claim, but at least it is in character with the man, who hates immigrants & apparently hates black & brown people. Damon.

  A quick update: I received an email from the lawyer in Ecuador that my document has been accepted & is correct. To review, this was my Affidavit of Marital Status, showing that I am not currently married, & nor was I ever married. This document as well as the Apostille document, were translated into Spanish for the local Ecuadorian authorities. On the part of my fiancée, she has just received her new  cedula , which is like a national ID card. This shows her marital status right on the card (in this case  soltera  for single & never married). Also she needs to apply for a  Curaduria . This is a legal process of transfer of guardianship. I was able to (finally) find some information on it at:  https://centrojuridicongya.blogspot.com ... ecial.html When a person exercises parental authority over their children and decides to marry or remarry, they need to go through a legal process to be able to marry. This applies to various cases, both for sin...