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• [1] Chika Okoye from Clifton NJ May 24, 2007 - 11:59AM

  I came here through my husband who is originally from Nigeria. I got my papers within 2 years as is the normal route as I have British citizenship and was able to come here without a visitors visa, but this is quite uncommon. Most people have to wait 3 years to have a spouse join them even when they are American citizens. I wonder how long it takes for native born white Americans men to get their mail order brides into the United States on valid visa?

  
  
• [2] ursula henke from union city, nj May 24, 2007 - 06:06PM

  I was surprised to hear that all the calls that came in were from immigrants from developing / 3rd world countries. No one ever talks about the immigrants from Canada, Europe or any other 1st world nations because for many Americans, the word immigrant still implies a racial/economic minority. As a blond blue eyed German Canadian married to a Colombian born American, my resident status has never been a question in these last 12 years of living here. (Relax, I do have a Green Card) However, for my husband, with his hispanic ethnicity , his American passport has not guaranteed the same fluidity I have in our daily lives here.