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Sweet! My girlfriend just passed her citizenship test!

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Originally posted by: ngvepforever2

Prison Break leaked? Liar! ....anyways you better do more than just watching prison break 😎

Regards

ng
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Yah ... it's out. It's a mis-labeled episode 18 DVDSCR as an xvid. I actually started watching it last tuesday after episode 17 aired on the previous day, then realized it wasn't the "real" episode 18 after like 5 minutes and being like "how did he get out of there already?", then looked online, and turns out "The Key" (which was the name of this supposedly episode 18) is really episode 19.

so if you know where to look, you can find it 😉

and yes i'll do more than just watch prison break tonight ... 😛
 
Originally posted by: mugs
What kind of visa did she use to obtain entrance to the US in the first place? Student? Family?
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Family I assume. Her mom came here like 8-10 years before she came here (she lived with her grandmother in Nicaragua since she was 4). I don't know exact details of the Visa though. I met her first when she was 18, but didn't start dating her until she was 20.
 
Did she already go through the swearing in ceremony? I passed my interview back in August 2005 and haven't heard from them since. I also sent them 2 letters asking what the hold up is all about.
 
what's a big deal? I am gonna have my citizen test/interview on 5/22. I bet I can pass the test right now without studying it for. years of american history should've prepared me well for it.
 
Originally posted by: DaWhim
what's a big deal? I am gonna have my citizen test/interview on 5/22. I bet I can pass the test right now without studying it for. years of american history should've prepared me well for it.
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:cookie:
 
Originally posted by: puffff
obtaining citizenship the legal way :thumbsup:
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What's interesting about this comment and others like it, is it it's incorrect. That is, you do NOT have a problem with how immigrants are receiving their citizenship. You are more worried about how they enter the country.

The OP said his girlfriend came over when she was 13, and she is 22 now. That means it took her 9 years to obtain legal citizenship. Are you affording the illegals you snicker at the same time period? I doubt it. Do you know EXACTLY how many years your gardener or restaurant busboy has been here? I mean, he/she should get at LEAST 9 years right?

"But but but they entered this country illegally..." you exclaim. That's fine. Valid argument. If that's the case, give a thumbs up to legal entry, not "obtaining citizenship the legal way"
 
Congratulations to her! Very exciting! You'll have to take her out to dinner later this week or something to celebrate. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: sygyzy
Originally posted by: puffff
obtaining citizenship the legal way :thumbsup:
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What's interesting about this comment and others like it, is it it's incorrect. That is, you do NOT have a problem with how immigrants are receiving their citizenship. You are more worried about how they enter the country.

The OP said his girlfriend came over when she was 13, and she is 22 now. That means it took her 9 years to obtain legal citizenship. Are you affording the illegals you snicker at the same time period? I doubt it. Do you know EXACTLY how many years your gardener or restaurant busboy has been here? I mean, he/she should get at LEAST 9 years right?

"But but but they entered this country illegally..." you exclaim. That's fine. Valid argument. If that's the case, give a thumbs up to legal entry, not "obtaining citizenship the legal way"
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She could have gotten it a long time ago, but she just didn't because her residency lasts like 10 years or so. Since it was expiring very soon, she had to get her citizenship now.

I'm not sure exactly how long you have to be a resident before you can become a citizen, but i THINK I remember her saying like 5 or 7 years. But I'm not %100 sure on that at all.
 
Originally posted by: neovan
Did she already go through the swearing in ceremony? I passed my interview back in August 2005 and haven't heard from them since. I also sent them 2 letters asking what the hold up is all about.
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Are you a terrorist?
 
Congrats on her passing the test. I bet she is very proud. I passed my citizen test about 10 years ago, on tax day April 15th. No kidding.

I still remember some of the questions such as who are the two senators of my state, what are the colors <red, white, blue> of the flag stand for, what are the branches of federal government. Then I have to write a few sentences in English on a sheet of paper.
 
Originally posted by: DaWhim
what's a big deal? I am gonna have my citizen test/interview on 5/22. I bet I can pass the test right now without studying it for. years of american history should've prepared me well for it.
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You're freakin' awesome. Hopefully, for your sake, the test won't cover English grammar.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
I'm not sure exactly how long you have to be a resident before you can become a citizen, but i THINK I remember her saying like 5 or 7 years. But I'm not %100 sure on that at all.
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IRRC, it is 5 years if you stay in the US continously <you never left the US in those 5 years>, you appy for the citizenship, pass the oral and written test, take the oath at a federal courthouse, and then you will officially become full pledge US citizen.

Well, not 100%, you can't become President if you weren't born in the US.
 
Originally posted by: Svnla
Originally posted by: purbeast0
I'm not sure exactly how long you have to be a resident before you can become a citizen, but i THINK I remember her saying like 5 or 7 years. But I'm not %100 sure on that at all.
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IRRC, it is 5 years if you stay in the US continously <you never left the US in those 5 years>, you appy for the citizenship, pass the oral and written test, take the oath at a federal courthouse, and then you will officially become full pledge US citizen.

Well, not 100%, you can't become President if you weren't born in the US.
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Yah that sounds right. She has been eligible for it for a while just never got it.

Also, her written part of the exam was basically to write out the answers to the questions on a piece of paper in full sentences. Like the woman asked her 10 questions, and she just had to write the answers in complete sentences, and that covered both the grammar and knowledge part of the test.

It may vary by state or tester even.
 
congrats to her. This reminds me, I gotta apply for my citizenship. My green card expires nov. 07. Do you know how long it was between the time she applied and today?
 
Originally posted by: Aharami
congrats to her. This reminds me, I gotta apply for my citizenship. My green card expires nov. 07. Do you know how long it was between the time she applied and today?
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Hmm I'm trying to think, but I think it was like 3 months or so. I think she did it in January but I don't remember %100, it may have been earlier than that. She had to do some finger print thing a while back (after her initiation of it all) and then this final test. I can find out for sure though when I talk to her later.
 
don't mean to pee on your parade here or anything, but the citizenship test is a joke. All the questions are either common knowledge or current affairs. My wife's 89 year old grandmother passed the test on her first try and she barely speaks any english at all.
 
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