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{
    "title": "Fingerprints and Pictures. Big Morning in Boston",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2007/12/05/fingerprints-and-pictures-big-morning-in-boston/",
    "datePublished": "2007-12-05",
    "dateModified": "2026-05-09",
    "language": "en-US",
    "description": "This morning we dragged the family out of bed at a ridiculous hour for an adventure into downtown Boston. It was a big day in the Green Card Process: We…",
    "author": "spierzchala",
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```

# Fingerprints and Pictures. Big Morning in Boston

[http://flickr.com/photos/93421516@N00/71832390](http://flickr.com/photos/93421516@N00/71832390)This morning we dragged the family out of bed at a ridiculous hour for an adventure into downtown Boston.

It was a big day in the Green Card Process: We were off to get fingerprinted and have our pictures taken. This is a big step, as we can now be cross-referenced against all of the major security databases to verify whether we are criminals or not.

However, the biggest step came about 10 days ago when we got our *Advanced Parole* documents.

For those of you who have managed to avoid this happy process, an Advanced Parole document is a document that states that I have the rights and privileges of a Green Card holder, but I am on double-secret probation.

The other big deal with this is that I can take on contract work, and ZenWife can get a job if she so desires.

Our fortunes may be looking up?

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