When I moved to the United States from Canada, I had to go through a plethora of red tape, background checks, and examinations. I remember going with my wife to an immigration consultant and signing form after form after form. I remember traveling almost an hour to a pre-approved physician for probably the most thorough physical examination I think I've had in my life! I remember going almost three hours to a federal immigration center to be fingerprinted and photographed. Some time later, my wife and I went back to that federal building to be interviewed for my application for residency.
