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Azadeh wrote:Part of being American for those who want to, is to help someone else become an American.
On 14 July, 2012, my Iranian friend will be sworn in as a U.S. citizen. We went through hell to get her where she is. We filled out paperwork, got all of her legal papers in order, drove to New Orleans for fingerprints, drove to Jacksonville for her citizenship test all the while being faced with threats from someone who did not want her to become a citizen. She studied for weeks for the citizenship test. When we were in Jacksonville at the Dept. of Homeland Security office, her name was called about 5 minutes after her appointment time. Within 10 minutes, she found she'd easily passed the test and was going to be an American citizen within two months.
She passed the test with flying colors and will be very proud to wear her American flag pin and say the Pledge of Allegiance on July 14th. She knew the answer to every last question on the citizenship test.
To know what non-citizens have to go through to want to become American citizens keeps me humbled and grateful that I was born here and glad this to be my home.
I wish her all of the best as a soon to be sworn in American citizen. She is truly looking forward to the day and so am I. This will be my 2nd time getting to see a friend become an American. If you haven't had the opportunity to go to a ceremony, please try to attend one. It is an exhilarating experience.
Happy 4th of July to all.
Azadeh wrote:Part of being American for those who want to, is to help someone else become an American.
On 14 July, 2012, my Iranian friend will be sworn in as a U.S. citizen. We went through hell to get her where she is. We filled out paperwork, got all of her legal papers in order, drove to New Orleans for fingerprints, drove to Jacksonville for her citizenship test all the while being faced with threats from someone who did not want her to become a citizen. She studied for weeks for the citizenship test. When we were in Jacksonville at the Dept. of Homeland Security office, her name was called about 5 minutes after her appointment time. Within 10 minutes, she found she'd easily passed the test and was going to be an American citizen within two months.
She passed the test with flying colors and will be very proud to wear her American flag pin and say the Pledge of Allegiance on July 14th. She knew the answer to every last question on the citizenship test.
To know what non-citizens have to go through to want to become American citizens keeps me humbled and grateful that I was born here and glad this to be my home.
I wish her all of the best as a soon to be sworn in American citizen. She is truly looking forward to the day and so am I. This will be my 2nd time getting to see a friend become an American. If you haven't had the opportunity to go to a ceremony, please try to attend one. It is an exhilarating experience.
Happy 4th of July to all.
Thanks AZ and beautiful story. That citizenship test is not easy. My wife has been here since she was 17 and got the packet to become a U.S citizen. Any story where a person gets their citizenship the proper way and through the proper channels is good in my book. Congrats to your friend.
Gunz wrote:
Thanks AZ and beautiful story. That citizenship test is not easy. My wife has been here since she was 17 and got the packet to become a U.S citizen. Any story where a person gets their citizenship the proper way and through the proper channels is good in my book. Congrats to your friend.
Azadeh wrote:Gunz wrote:
Thanks AZ and beautiful story. That citizenship test is not easy. My wife has been here since she was 17 and got the packet to become a U.S citizen. Any story where a person gets their citizenship the proper way and through the proper channels is good in my book. Congrats to your friend.
Thank you, Gunz. I agree! Did your wife just get the packet? Or do you mean she got the packet long time ago?
Gunz wrote:She and her mom both got the packets about 3 months ago
PrettyWoman wrote:Azadeh wrote:Part of being American for those who want to, is to help someone else become an American.
On 14 July, 2012, my Iranian friend will be sworn in as a U.S. citizen. We went through hell to get her where she is. We filled out paperwork, got all of her legal papers in order, drove to New Orleans for fingerprints, drove to Jacksonville for her citizenship test all the while being faced with threats from someone who did not want her to become a citizen. She studied for weeks for the citizenship test. When we were in Jacksonville at the Dept. of Homeland Security office, her name was called about 5 minutes after her appointment time. Within 10 minutes, she found she'd easily passed the test and was going to be an American citizen within two months.
She passed the test with flying colors and will be very proud to wear her American flag pin and say the Pledge of Allegiance on July 14th. She knew the answer to every last question on the citizenship test.
To know what non-citizens have to go through to want to become American citizens keeps me humbled and grateful that I was born here and glad this to be my home.
I wish her all of the best as a soon to be sworn in American citizen. She is truly looking forward to the day and so am I. This will be my 2nd time getting to see a friend become an American. If you haven't had the opportunity to go to a ceremony, please try to attend one. It is an exhilarating experience.
Happy 4th of July to all.
No, part of being an American is not helping other people move to this country so they can change it in the name of diversity.
If people want to come here and be a part of what this country has to offer. great. im all for it. But too much have people moved here only to try and emulate what they left. It is and has caused this country a bunch of greif.
At this point and I dont care if you like it or not. I think america needs to stop all immigration. The country is so watered down now with anti-Americanism coming from the outside that it should end.
I'm not a politically correct person and im sick of other people coming from all over the world trying to bend this country to their liking while using our constitution which is pretty much dead now to benefit them. much like all the assholes in dearborn mich.
I love this country and frankly. I dont want to share anymore of it with anyone else.
the sign on the door needs to say. "sorry, America is closed" Will open at a further date when we get our own shit together"
Yomama wrote:Gunz wrote:She and her mom both got the packets about 3 months ago
Congratulations to them both.
Gunz wrote:Azadeh wrote:Gunz wrote:
Thanks AZ and beautiful story. That citizenship test is not easy. My wife has been here since she was 17 and got the packet to become a U.S citizen. Any story where a person gets their citizenship the proper way and through the proper channels is good in my book. Congrats to your friend.
Thank you, Gunz. I agree! Did your wife just get the packet? Or do you mean she got the packet long time ago?
She and her mom both got the packets about 3 months ago
Azadeh wrote:Gunz wrote:Azadeh wrote:Gunz wrote:
Thanks AZ and beautiful story. That citizenship test is not easy. My wife has been here since she was 17 and got the packet to become a U.S citizen. Any story where a person gets their citizenship the proper way and through the proper channels is good in my book. Congrats to your friend.
Thank you, Gunz. I agree! Did your wife just get the packet? Or do you mean she got the packet long time ago?
She and her mom both got the packets about 3 months ago
Has she got her biometrics done yet? It only took my friend since January to get her biometrics done, interview done and then notification on ceremony. I thought it was going to take at least a couple of years.
Gunz wrote:Azadeh wrote:Gunz wrote:Azadeh wrote:Gunz wrote:
Thanks AZ and beautiful story. That citizenship test is not easy. My wife has been here since she was 17 and got the packet to become a U.S citizen. Any story where a person gets their citizenship the proper way and through the proper channels is good in my book. Congrats to your friend.
Thank you, Gunz. I agree! Did your wife just get the packet? Or do you mean she got the packet long time ago?
She and her mom both got the packets about 3 months ago
Has she got her biometrics done yet? It only took my friend since January to get her biometrics done, interview done and then notification on ceremony. I thought it was going to take at least a couple of years.
I think that they had those done when they got their resident worker visas, buy I'm not sure. They have both been here for over 20 years.
Gunz wrote:Thank you, I'll check into that.
Azadeh wrote:Gunz wrote:Thank you, I'll check into that.
Gunz, if you need any help with it, just message me if you'd like.
I think it's b.s. what they are telling you that it might take your uncle 15 years to complete. It should not take that long. That's just ridiculous.
Gunz wrote:Azadeh wrote:Gunz wrote:Thank you, I'll check into that.
Gunz, if you need any help with it, just message me if you'd like.
I think it's b.s. what they are telling you that it might take your uncle 15 years to complete. It should not take that long. That's just ridiculous.
thanks. right now he is working for an American contractor in Iraq. Even with the contractor sponsoring his citizenship he is being told that the process will take that long.
Gunz wrote:He told my mother in law that that is what the state department is telling him. He has funds to buy property and his field is engineering. Its not like he would come here and be a drain on the country.
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