Goodbye green card! i'm going to be a U.S. Citizen!

[iamme]

i came to the U.S. when i was about a year and a half old. 24 and a half years later, i'm applying to become a U.S. Citizen!

[homer] woohoo! [/homer]

damn process will take 6-8 months and cost ~$300

well, it'll be worth it when i take a trip to Korea and they can't ship me off to the Korean army

first a Lifer on Anandtech and now a U.S. Citizen. let the good times roll.....:beer:

 

[yllus]

I suppose this is a bad time to tell you that you're a direct descendant of Kim Jong Il. Now, if you'd like, you can send me a cheque for $9,828.22 and I will ensure that one-third of his estate is passed onto you when he passes...

 

[iamme]

btw, some of these application questions are hilarious:

Have you EVER been a member of or in any way associated (either directly or indirectly) with:
Any other totalitarian party?
A terrorist organization?

Have you EVER advocated (either directly or indirectly) the overthrow of any government by force or violence?

 

[RossMAN]

Congrats!

The U.S. Immigration (now a division of Homeland Security I think) is such a joke.

I wish my wife would apply for U.S. citizenship (giving her dual citizenship with Australia) but she may lose some Aussie retirement benefits if she does.

So she'll just become a U.S. Permanent resident who can do everything but run for presidency or register to vote.

 

[Brutuskend]

Congrats!

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: yllus
I suppose this is a bad time to tell you that you're a direct descendant of Kim Jong Il. Now, if you'd like, you can send me a cheque for $9,828.22 and I will ensure that one-third of his estate is passed onto you when he passes...

now that explains where i get my dashingly good looks....

anyways, my money's tied up with a wealthy African businessman, so i'll have to get back to you...

 

[DaWhim]

i have about 5 months to become one.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

I think this raises an important question: how can one live in a country for 24 years and not require citizenship? Obviously then, one does not need to be a citizen of this country to enjoy all the benefits it offers. Immigration and citizenship in this country are a joke. If you can get in, you're home-free.

 

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Congrats!

 

[Riprorin]

Congratulations and welcome to the club!

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Congrats!

The U.S. Immigration (now a division of Homeland Security I think) is such a joke.

I wish my wife would apply for U.S. citizenship (giving her dual citizenship with Australia) but she may lose some Aussie retirement benefits if she does.

So she'll just become a U.S. Permanent resident who can do everything but run for presidency or register to vote.

My wife's a French citizen and she has no interest in becoming an American.:frown:

My kids are duel citizens though.

 

[ajpa123]

When you go for your interview, they will ask you the easiest questions like the address of the whitehouse, what are the 3 branches of government etc. The interviewer asked me these 2 questions and one more easy one that i forget. It's a joke.
I actually complained that the questions were insultingly easy, he just laughed.

 

[Excelsior]

YAY iamme!

 

[ReiAyanami]

How many points is a 3-pt shot worth?

Welcome to Georgia Tech

 

[Squisher]

Korea? I thought you were from Michigan.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: ajpa123
When you go for your interview, they will ask you the easiest questions like the address of the whitehouse, what are the 3 branches of government etc. The interviewer asked me these 2 questions and one more easy one that i forget. It's a joke.
I actually complained that the questions were insultingly easy, he just laughed.

i was reading through the study questions and i was actually a little worried

i know the Government 101 stuff, but i was worried they'd ask that obscure question and i'd fail

but then again, my 80 year old grandmother passed

 

[Electric Amish]

Damn! They'll let anyone in....

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Korea? I thought you were from Michigan.

hey, they're both penninsulas.

one's got Canada above it and the other has North Korea.....same thing

 

[DanTMWTMP]

coool..
my roommate recently just because a citizen.

I met him when we were 5th graders, and he only lived in the US for a year or so by then....now 10-11 yrs later he's finally a citizen

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
I think this raises an important question: how can one live in a country for 24 years and not require citizenship? Obviously then, one does not need to be a citizen of this country to enjoy all the benefits it offers. Immigration and citizenship in this country are a joke. If you can get in, you're home-free.

Yeah once you have your Greencard, you are good to go. Sort of limits you for international travel, because you will have to carry the passport you are a citizen of. But if you are a citizen of either a Western European country or Australia, then it's as good as the US passport. Ofcourse then there is this whole issue that your greencard can be taken away and stuff, but come on, how often does that actually happen.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
How many points is a 3-pt shot worth?

Welcome to Georgia Tech

Umm..that exam was at UGA.

 

[brigden]

Goodbye green card! i'm going to be a U.S. Citizen!

On this, we can safely blame Bush.

 

[prontospyder]

congrats!

 

[TallBill]

a solid 300 dollar investment i'd say. welcome to the club, i'll send you the special engraved bathroom keys.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: Squisher
Korea? I thought you were from Michigan.

hey, they're both penninsulas.

one's got Canada above it and the other has North Korea.....same thing

Not really...Canada has beer and North korea harbors nukes

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