"Chris Kern" <chriskern99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I notice your last name is Japanese -- I assume you look Japanese and
> speak Japanese well.  Might this have had something to do with your
> ease of attaining permanent residency status?

His description of what is required to get permanent visa status is exactly
the same as my experience. And I certainly don't look Japanese. A bunch of
forms, hand drawn map to my house, and about six months later I got my PR
status.

I had a much harder time getting a Japanese driver's license.