We’ll get back to pictures from our vacation in a bit, but first, some news. Today Gavin and I applied for one-year residency in Norway. We began the process before we left, which involved gathering every official document we’ve ever been issued, making sure they were extra official (by getting an internationally-accepted apostille stamp), and panicking that we might not be doing this right. Then, we just had to go to the police station in Trondheim to provide the paperwork in person.
Apostille stamps.
Gavin applied in the skilled worker category. He will be working in the Computer Science Department at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). I thought you might enjoy these excellent pictures of him, his research students, and his new colleagues! As you can see, his students have some personality.
One of the questions he was required to answer was about how many hours per week he planned to work. His initial inclination was to answer “40,” but was subsequently informed that this was too many hours. So, this bodes well for a sabbatical year.
I applied for “family immigration,” which enables me to live here with my “reference person,” i.e., spouse. The application involved a series of questions designed to determine that this is not a marriage of convenience. Questions (and answers) included:
— Have you and the reference person spent time together since you met? If yes, where and when? We have lived together since 2011.
— Are you and the reference person related to each other? Aside from being married, no.
— Which languages do you and the reference person use in order to communicate with one another? English
— Is the marriage arranged? No.
— Was a dowry paid? No.
— Was the wedding celebrated? If yes, where and when? Yes. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, June 23 2012.
— Were both of you present at the wedding ceremony? Yes.
We (I) tried to act affectionate at the police station to further emphasize that this is a real relationship. I think it all went well. We find out in a couple of weeks — wish us luck!
Not a sham marriage.
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