Nickeled and Dimed Because That's How We Roll
One little aspect about going through immigration or working with kids in Florida is getting a background clearance and getting fingerprinted. If you had a promise of employment, the prospective employer( park department, school, youth organization, day care center) gave you the address of a local police stations where you could get fingerprinted. Many jurisdictions charged $10 for the service. You can still get the background clearance for $10 more or less but finding out where you can buy the fingerprint card is a scavenger hunt of sorts.
In the Miami Area the local Office Depot, Office Max, and Staples did not have the required finger print cards that would be used for and I-485 adjustment of status to become a permanent resident in spite of assurances that they would be available at any local office supply store. A second trip to a different county police office had a hand written note by the front desk that finger print cards could be purchased at PAK Mail and listed several locations with phone numbers. A small victory, but still another $8.00 on top of almost $1430 in fees.
The paperwork is in the mail, return receipt requested, money orders purchased, 2x2 photographs taken , medical clearances and hopefully the people in St. Albans won't lose anything important and one day soon I-765, I-485 are thought of as by passes on the interstate rather than immigration documents.
Another countdown begins, but this time the ball is in their court and it is amazing what can actually happen with documents/receipts saying the paperwork and fees have been received and are in process.
In the Miami Area the local Office Depot, Office Max, and Staples did not have the required finger print cards that would be used for and I-485 adjustment of status to become a permanent resident in spite of assurances that they would be available at any local office supply store. A second trip to a different county police office had a hand written note by the front desk that finger print cards could be purchased at PAK Mail and listed several locations with phone numbers. A small victory, but still another $8.00 on top of almost $1430 in fees.
The paperwork is in the mail, return receipt requested, money orders purchased, 2x2 photographs taken , medical clearances and hopefully the people in St. Albans won't lose anything important and one day soon I-765, I-485 are thought of as by passes on the interstate rather than immigration documents.
Another countdown begins, but this time the ball is in their court and it is amazing what can actually happen with documents/receipts saying the paperwork and fees have been received and are in process.
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