A young Gerard Depardieu is a man whose visa is running out. To stay he must find a way, that is to get the approval [Green Card] granted by us authorities depicted as cardboard stiffs. These will interview the socalled couple to find out if they really know each other well, such as in which side of the bed they sleep, together. There are lots of hilarious dramatic events which make a very happy entertaining. In the plot there is tension for the viewer. It appears there is a happy ending about his proposal to [charming Andy McDowell], the Green Card fails but their mutual love prevails, for ever