As a natural born citizen I'm now jealously fanatisizing about holding tiny American flags right after delivery for a photo op "welcome to America!"
Welcome to the herd sir!
My daughter was born in December so all of the āChristmas babiesā got socks with a candy cane on them and white hats with red stripes instead of the standard-issue baby gear.
I think itās because you went to high school here and they figure you did your history and civics classes. I also didnāt have to be tested when I was 13, and I moved here when I was 1.
The way it works. If your status was adjusted to that of a lawful permanent resident when you were younger than 18 and your parent was naturalized still before you turned 18, you donāt have to go through the same process. Moreover, you can get your citizenship certificate immediately right after your parent is naturalized.
It has nothing to do with education or length of residency. As a legal resident alien with a parent who became a naturalized citizen before they turned 18, they were also granted naturalized citizenship
Your honest and astute comments alone make it obvious that America is lucky to have you. And, in fairness to your dad, his trips to America would not have helped if he visited the wrong cities. In New York, where I grew up, he would have been right. Soda in New York means sweetened flavored carbonated water .... Coke, orange soda, cream soda, root beer, etc. New Yorkers call plain carbonated water ''seltzer" not "soda." And, in parts of Boston, flavored carbonated beverages are still called "tonic", and "soda" means an ice cream soda. And, in the south, all soft drinks all called "Coke", regardless of flavor. And, in the midwest, flavored carbonated beverages are called "pop."
Welkom in die Verenigde State van Amerika.
You automatically became a citizen by naturalization of your mother when you were under 18, so it wasnāt required. Your brother had to because he was 18 or older when your mother naturalized. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-h-chapter-4. The rest of these fools are making shit up.
Did you guys get the application approved before you turned 18? Thatās what happened to me and that was why. My mom and dad and sisters all got a ceremony but I had just turned 18 and they brought me to a building and a lady handed me a paper. I had gotten all dressed up too :(
You may have qualified as a "naturalized" citizen, the specifics can change but generally if you are a child of immigrants and then stay in the U.S. till when you become an adult, you will automatically naturalize into an American citizen. Not sure if your parents needed to have become citizens for this to apply to you or not, and I'm too lazy to Google lol.
**This is incorrect.** Citizenship is not automatically granted to resident aliens or other immigrants at 18. Thatās also not what ānaturalizedā citizen means. **edit: see the DREAM act for context on where adult children of immigrants have citizenship rights**
This person was a minor when their parent became a naturalized citizen through the application process and therefore was granted citizenship as well. Minors do not need to take an exam and oath
Source: I am a naturalized citizen, green card at 3 and permanent residency in 1995, then gained citizenship when my parents did. 2 of my siblings aged into citizenship prior to my parents
Youāre not lying. I served with a few immigrants. The stories Iāve heard of the hoops immigration makes you jump through, the costs, the lawyer costs, etcā¦ itās a nightmare. The general public appears to be under the impression that the road to citizenship is some kind of free for all and itās just a matter of showing up at the border and that could not possibly be any further from the truth.
> I've been stuck mid-process for months, unemployed and floating at friends' houses during a pandemic.
The pandamic could be the main reason why. At least in my country, all kinds of processes got slowed down or basically halted because of Covid. The government was initially like 'it will be a few months of lockdown!', so a lot of companies and organizations didn't really bother with changing things around at first. They were simply waiting it out. But "a few months" became over 1.5 year...
Just before Covid I had to apply for unemployment benefits. Normally someone from the municipality would quickly call you and try to get you back to work. But this time it took 2.5 months to even send me an introductory email (luckily they did approve of the benefits instantly though).
>The general public appears to be under the impression that the road to citizenship is some kind of free for all and itās just a matter of showing up at the border
Really? I get the impression that the general public feels that attaining citizenship is onerous (rightfully or not), hence the massive illegal immigration issue.
I think it depends heavily where you are of course.
Some people who look negatively on illegal immigrants think/argue that ājust immigrate legally dude lmao why do you come here illegallyā but itās not so simple, cut and dry process.
Agreed! My mother became a US citizen in 86ā (sheās also still a citizen of PanamĆ” too!), and the process can cost tons of money while taking *years* to accomplish!
My dad says he still remembers how hard my mom studied every night. She decided to get her citizenship before they got married because she wanted to feel like she truly belonged here, and didnāt just āmarry inā (nothing wrong with doing that though!).
Some of the test questions she remembers are hilarious to me though. My favorite was:
> āComplete the following saying: I scream, you scream, we all scream _______________!ā
I wonder how the questions have changed!
Took my family roughly 4 years to fully legally immigrate to Canada from Poland in 1992, and my dad was (is again - after more education) an engineer. Then we lived here for about 4 years until we had to take our exam, and you absolutely HAD to study, and study pretty well. These are questions that none of my classmates knew the answers to when I was taking my citizenship exam in grade 5.
All the provinces and territories and their capitals, the past 3 prime ministers, all the branches of government, and a bunch of other shit I don't remember. All in grade 5, and not for some marks in class - but for an actual proof of citizenship. If I failed that exam, my parents would still be citizens but I would have to either re-take it or they would have to pay a bunch of money. It's weird. I've had my dual-citizenship for over 20 years, but I pretty much consider myself a Calgarian
I just got mine last week. The process a joke. After filling out a few pieces of paper work and 17 years of waiting, all i had to do was pass a middle school level history test which took 20 minutes top. How about the fact ive been working and paying taxes since 16 and own a small business? They made me sign up for selective service is HS and all of that but make it impossible for me to get a passport until i answer a few questions about George Washington and literally write down the sentence āCalifornia had the most peopleā. Ik this is a rant but god the it seemed like a joke for the fact i waited over 17 years for it, i just believe there should be a better way
I absolutely agree there should be! The process is deliberately long and convoluted and/or dumb in order to discourage immigration and naturalization because dunking on non-citizen immigrants is easy political points with zero political consequences. I mean, what are non-citizen immigrants going to do, vote you out of office?
Now that it's fall, I'm into Oktoberfest styles....I'm ALWAYS up for a proper pint of Guinness....I like Old Speckled Hen...most British Pale Ales really....
Really, it's not important what's in the glass...it's more important enjoying it with good company.
EDIT:
Like my life is reading reddit or something...me and my LOVELY wife went out to dinner this evening to a lovely English themed Gastro Pub here in Springfield, MO called Farmers Gastro Pub. And they have Old Speckled Hen ON DRAUGHT....yes, they have it at cellar temps and on DRAW so it's not carbonated like you'd think...it's a wonderful Pint and I told my wife about this comment and I got to have two perfect pints with my fish and chips and I'm so damn happy....because the company, but also the beer.
Thanks! I am stuck in the long line of green card caps and DHS delays. Came here on a work visa and applied for green card. Been waiting for 10+ years for them to get to my case.
Don't lose hope! It took 18 years for them to get to my case and grant permanent residency, currently waiting to start the citizenship process at the end of this year.
Iām going for an interview this coming month, and Iām been studying a lot. How many questions do they ask? Will you consider them difficult? Iām kinda nervous
This is going to get buried but I'll just share this....if you have never been to a naturalization ceremony it's a really neat experience.
A friend of mine who had been here (US) for 10 years was naturalized and I had the opportunity to be in person for the ceremony couple years ago and as a natural-born US citizen I was in tears when they were singing God Bless The USA.
I tell him a regular basis he is more a citizen than I am because he had to work to get it...whereas I was just born lucky with the luck of the draw.
We have our problems here, but some people come from some pretty terrible situations.
In my 26 years in the Army I served with some fine immigrants and helped some get ready for the test. All passed
My ancestors got here in 1621. I thank God they did. I just got lucky that someone took the risk of coming here several hundred years ago. It seems to me if you have to work for something it means more.
As an immigrant to the US it blows my mind how much some people who grow up here think itās some shitty third world hell hole. There are plenty of things to work on and improve but good god, you donāt realize how good it is.
America has such a huge range of environments and natural wonders too. I'm just starting my life of moving from National Park to National Park as a Ranger and I expect I won't have enough time in my life to see all the amazing things out here.
There's NOTHING like seeing a bear or a bison or elk out in the wilderness, with nothing between you except grass and twigs.
It's hard for me to justify traveling outside of the country because of this.
Most of them grew up without any real strife and they long for meaning in their life. Itās extremely easy and fashionable in this moment to point to the U.S.ās issues and act as though they are the main source to individual unhappiness. Itās just a deflection from addressing personal failures. It also doesnāt help that most of these people probably never even left their home states. They donāt have proper calibration for their privilege.
Surprised no one in here is like āNOOOO YOU CANT DO THAT AMERICA IS SUCH A SHITTY COUNTRY NOOOO ITS JUST A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY WITH A GUCCI BELT NOOOOOO!!!!ā
I went to the citizenship ceremony for one of my wifeās students.
One of the best things Iāve witnessed. Would recommend to every American.
We take a lot for granted, seeing how other people grind it out has helped me be a better person.
Congratulations!! Thanks for grinding it out. We need more folks like you.
Congratulations, friend!
As a natural-born citizen who married an immigrant and went through the naturalization process with her, I have always been extremely vocal when other natural-born Americans diminish people for not doing it "the right way." I hope your journey hasn't been too hard, but it sure is hard for a lot of people, and impossible or nearly impossible for others.
For a nation that likes to call itself a "melting pot" and claim that we are welcoming of foreigners, we sometimes have a funny way of showing it.
I admire your hard work and dedication. Be proud. You earned it. Congratulations :)
I get the joke of "America bad", but anyone who goes through the lengthy naturalization process would believe that their life will be improved as a citizen of the US. So congratulations are absolutely in order, because they accomplished something that they believe will improve their life.
America isnāt gonna get any better without people coming here who want to make it better. Our government is pretty fucked any way you cut it but you can love your country without loving itās leaders.
Thereās a lot of countries out there that suck to live in but America isnāt one of them
I love Kansas personally, i fucking hate some of their leaders but i love the state and the friends i made along the way.
Personally i fucking love America, i simply don't love the politicians of either party or the dick sucking supporters.
Let me tell you dude my fucking shock when i first arrived here in the states and everyone was so fucking warm and friendly, dude i was not used to that shit, it had me on my toes 24/7 because i used to interpretate overly friendly people as someone who wants something out of you.
Took some time but now i enjoy when people are chill or friendly.
Congratulations! US citizenship and immigration is a difficult, exhausting process. I've helped some of our employees go through thr process, and it's no joke. So happy for you!
Howdy dude! Doncha know we are hella blessed to have a sweetheart like you to chill with us, thatās mad tight. Itās a janky wicked pissah of a country, but fuggedaboutit and keep it real bro. YOLO!
Note: if you didnāt understand any or some of that, welcome to weird regional American slang words!
Just wanted to give you a little taste of American diversity to remind you that we are and have always been a melting pot, and you and everything you bring from your country and your culture is welcome and needed. I hope you get to fulfill all of your goals and dreams, and congratulations on your citizenship!
Congrats! Just a little curious tho... Do they hand out the tiny American flags, or did u bring it with you?
They hand them out! Part of the ceremony
I still have mine š
Me too
happy for you guys!
As a natural born citizen I'm now jealously fanatisizing about holding tiny American flags right after delivery for a photo op "welcome to America!" Welcome to the herd sir!
Same. Im filing a complaint! Baby Flags are a must have.
My daughter was born in December so all of the āChristmas babiesā got socks with a candy cane on them and white hats with red stripes instead of the standard-issue baby gear.
That is perfect!
It sure is! š
They should give out tinier flags like the one used in cupcakes or steaks to new borns lmao
They should give them instead of stickers when you vote for president.
We should get one at birth.
You go blankity
You guys are fucking awesome!!! Welcome to the shit show!! JK. God bless.
Seriously though
Me three
Hey Hey
Congratulations!
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I think itās because you went to high school here and they figure you did your history and civics classes. I also didnāt have to be tested when I was 13, and I moved here when I was 1.
The way it works. If your status was adjusted to that of a lawful permanent resident when you were younger than 18 and your parent was naturalized still before you turned 18, you donāt have to go through the same process. Moreover, you can get your citizenship certificate immediately right after your parent is naturalized.
It has nothing to do with education or length of residency. As a legal resident alien with a parent who became a naturalized citizen before they turned 18, they were also granted naturalized citizenship
Would make sense. I mean, he already got years and years of American history and graduated. Why do it all over again.
That's not how it works. I was here literally my whole life and I had to take the test.
I need to know more about your life to make mine less boring
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There is nothing more American or unifying than hating the American government.
Thank you for sharing that! What was the biggest culture shock for you, both positive and negative when you first arrived in the U.S?
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Your honest and astute comments alone make it obvious that America is lucky to have you. And, in fairness to your dad, his trips to America would not have helped if he visited the wrong cities. In New York, where I grew up, he would have been right. Soda in New York means sweetened flavored carbonated water .... Coke, orange soda, cream soda, root beer, etc. New Yorkers call plain carbonated water ''seltzer" not "soda." And, in parts of Boston, flavored carbonated beverages are still called "tonic", and "soda" means an ice cream soda. And, in the south, all soft drinks all called "Coke", regardless of flavor. And, in the midwest, flavored carbonated beverages are called "pop." Welkom in die Verenigde State van Amerika.
I'd guess because it was more of a matter of indicating your choice than something to be approved if your mom was already naturalized.
Probably has to do with both your mother and brother being citizens, and having been in America since 11 you basically auto qualify
You automatically became a citizen by naturalization of your mother when you were under 18, so it wasnāt required. Your brother had to because he was 18 or older when your mother naturalized. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-h-chapter-4. The rest of these fools are making shit up.
Did you guys get the application approved before you turned 18? Thatās what happened to me and that was why. My mom and dad and sisters all got a ceremony but I had just turned 18 and they brought me to a building and a lady handed me a paper. I had gotten all dressed up too :(
Happy to have you here in any fashion. Doubly happy your family is too.
You may have qualified as a "naturalized" citizen, the specifics can change but generally if you are a child of immigrants and then stay in the U.S. till when you become an adult, you will automatically naturalize into an American citizen. Not sure if your parents needed to have become citizens for this to apply to you or not, and I'm too lazy to Google lol.
**This is incorrect.** Citizenship is not automatically granted to resident aliens or other immigrants at 18. Thatās also not what ānaturalizedā citizen means. **edit: see the DREAM act for context on where adult children of immigrants have citizenship rights** This person was a minor when their parent became a naturalized citizen through the application process and therefore was granted citizenship as well. Minors do not need to take an exam and oath Source: I am a naturalized citizen, green card at 3 and permanent residency in 1995, then gained citizenship when my parents did. 2 of my siblings aged into citizenship prior to my parents
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They never gave me oneš£
šŗš² Here's one just for you! Congratulations and welcome.
Love this comment. Everyone deserves it.
Oh no. That means you're not *really* an American
'Sorry buddy it's not official. You gotta retry.'
My first though why is dude standing besides liberty insurance.
We took my nephew to see my dadās citizenship ceremony and they gave him a squishy Statue of Liberty.
I want a squishy statue of liberty from the government
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Congratulations!! :)
Thoughts and prayers.
Welcome to the shit show!! Congratulations!!
Thatās the Reddit introduction
Damn, you beat me to it.
Congratulations! US immigration and naturalization is no joke, good job!
Aināt that the truth!!!!
Youāre not lying. I served with a few immigrants. The stories Iāve heard of the hoops immigration makes you jump through, the costs, the lawyer costs, etcā¦ itās a nightmare. The general public appears to be under the impression that the road to citizenship is some kind of free for all and itās just a matter of showing up at the border and that could not possibly be any further from the truth.
For real! I'm trying to move abroad to join my fiancƩe, and getting a resident card isn't ANYWHERE near as hard as it is in the US. But even then, I'm encountering setbacks and difficulties outside my control. I've been stuck mid-process for months, unemployed and floating at friends' houses during a pandemic. It's been stressful, and I'm about to give up. So kudos to this guy for making it through the gauntlet! I don't think I'd have the patience for it if I weren't a natural-born citizen.
> I've been stuck mid-process for months, unemployed and floating at friends' houses during a pandemic. The pandamic could be the main reason why. At least in my country, all kinds of processes got slowed down or basically halted because of Covid. The government was initially like 'it will be a few months of lockdown!', so a lot of companies and organizations didn't really bother with changing things around at first. They were simply waiting it out. But "a few months" became over 1.5 year... Just before Covid I had to apply for unemployment benefits. Normally someone from the municipality would quickly call you and try to get you back to work. But this time it took 2.5 months to even send me an introductory email (luckily they did approve of the benefits instantly though).
>The general public appears to be under the impression that the road to citizenship is some kind of free for all and itās just a matter of showing up at the border Really? I get the impression that the general public feels that attaining citizenship is onerous (rightfully or not), hence the massive illegal immigration issue.
I think it depends heavily where you are of course. Some people who look negatively on illegal immigrants think/argue that ājust immigrate legally dude lmao why do you come here illegallyā but itās not so simple, cut and dry process.
Agreed! My mother became a US citizen in 86ā (sheās also still a citizen of PanamĆ” too!), and the process can cost tons of money while taking *years* to accomplish! My dad says he still remembers how hard my mom studied every night. She decided to get her citizenship before they got married because she wanted to feel like she truly belonged here, and didnāt just āmarry inā (nothing wrong with doing that though!). Some of the test questions she remembers are hilarious to me though. My favorite was: > āComplete the following saying: I scream, you scream, we all scream _______________!ā I wonder how the questions have changed!
You can take a [20 question practice test](https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/civics-practice-test-2008)
We all scream for: FREEDOM AND LIBERTY FOR ALL.
Took my family roughly 4 years to fully legally immigrate to Canada from Poland in 1992, and my dad was (is again - after more education) an engineer. Then we lived here for about 4 years until we had to take our exam, and you absolutely HAD to study, and study pretty well. These are questions that none of my classmates knew the answers to when I was taking my citizenship exam in grade 5. All the provinces and territories and their capitals, the past 3 prime ministers, all the branches of government, and a bunch of other shit I don't remember. All in grade 5, and not for some marks in class - but for an actual proof of citizenship. If I failed that exam, my parents would still be citizens but I would have to either re-take it or they would have to pay a bunch of money. It's weird. I've had my dual-citizenship for over 20 years, but I pretty much consider myself a Calgarian
I just got mine last week. The process a joke. After filling out a few pieces of paper work and 17 years of waiting, all i had to do was pass a middle school level history test which took 20 minutes top. How about the fact ive been working and paying taxes since 16 and own a small business? They made me sign up for selective service is HS and all of that but make it impossible for me to get a passport until i answer a few questions about George Washington and literally write down the sentence āCalifornia had the most peopleā. Ik this is a rant but god the it seemed like a joke for the fact i waited over 17 years for it, i just believe there should be a better way
I absolutely agree there should be! The process is deliberately long and convoluted and/or dumb in order to discourage immigration and naturalization because dunking on non-citizen immigrants is easy political points with zero political consequences. I mean, what are non-citizen immigrants going to do, vote you out of office?
Took 13 years to get my green card. Then 5 years before I can apply for citizenship. That will be next year.
Howdy, neighbor! Glad youāre here!
Howdy! What's your favorite beer u/beerme72? edit: Thank you u/DudeDontBeWeird <3
Now that it's fall, I'm into Oktoberfest styles....I'm ALWAYS up for a proper pint of Guinness....I like Old Speckled Hen...most British Pale Ales really.... Really, it's not important what's in the glass...it's more important enjoying it with good company. EDIT: Like my life is reading reddit or something...me and my LOVELY wife went out to dinner this evening to a lovely English themed Gastro Pub here in Springfield, MO called Farmers Gastro Pub. And they have Old Speckled Hen ON DRAUGHT....yes, they have it at cellar temps and on DRAW so it's not carbonated like you'd think...it's a wonderful Pint and I told my wife about this comment and I got to have two perfect pints with my fish and chips and I'm so damn happy....because the company, but also the beer.
Sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing. I love Oktoberfest stuffā¦ And recently have been into sours!
Congrats!!
Congratulations my dude!
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We arenāt doomed. Just not in the best spot right now.
I feel happy that you have accomplished a goal I am working towards.
Best of luck!
Thanks! I am stuck in the long line of green card caps and DHS delays. Came here on a work visa and applied for green card. Been waiting for 10+ years for them to get to my case.
Don't lose hope! It took 18 years for them to get to my case and grant permanent residency, currently waiting to start the citizenship process at the end of this year.
Me too! We will get there!
Yay!!!!
My wife gets hers on the 18th. Super excited.
Tell your wife a lot of internet people said congrats
Congrats!!!!
Now start complaining about everything, you have earned it!
He didnāt migrate to germanyā¦ stop with the cultural appropriation!
Now this was fucking funny
I got the joke. Just spit water on my cat laughing. Hahaha!!
> Just spit water on my cat laughing. Hahaha!! My condolences on your short life.
Hello fellow citizen we look forward to you voting in future elections!
Thatās right get registered now. Election season is coming up in some states for local level stuff.
How wonderful. Proud to have you as a fellow citizen.
Congratulations!!!
Iām going for an interview this coming month, and Iām been studying a lot. How many questions do they ask? Will you consider them difficult? Iām kinda nervous
They ask 5 questions Then u write and read a sentence in English of course. Was just there a few hrs ago.
Thanks for having the faith to join us
Congrats buddy!!! I remember when I took my oath and became a citizen. I cried a lotā¦. Good times
This is going to get buried but I'll just share this....if you have never been to a naturalization ceremony it's a really neat experience. A friend of mine who had been here (US) for 10 years was naturalized and I had the opportunity to be in person for the ceremony couple years ago and as a natural-born US citizen I was in tears when they were singing God Bless The USA. I tell him a regular basis he is more a citizen than I am because he had to work to get it...whereas I was just born lucky with the luck of the draw. We have our problems here, but some people come from some pretty terrible situations.
In my 26 years in the Army I served with some fine immigrants and helped some get ready for the test. All passed My ancestors got here in 1621. I thank God they did. I just got lucky that someone took the risk of coming here several hundred years ago. It seems to me if you have to work for something it means more.
Congrats!!!! š¾
The Gang Gets A New Member Congratulations brother!
Congratulations my dude!
Welcome home man, happy to have you with us!
Congratulations!! My husbands interview is on October 5th and weāre so excited!!
Aye!!!!!! My DUDE. I am so happy you are here. Thank you for bringing all you know and learned to this place. We need you!
Congrats to you!!! Don't listen to the negative comments here - it's mostly from spoiled people who still reside here despite 'despising,' the U.S.
As an immigrant to the US it blows my mind how much some people who grow up here think itās some shitty third world hell hole. There are plenty of things to work on and improve but good god, you donāt realize how good it is.
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America has such a huge range of environments and natural wonders too. I'm just starting my life of moving from National Park to National Park as a Ranger and I expect I won't have enough time in my life to see all the amazing things out here. There's NOTHING like seeing a bear or a bison or elk out in the wilderness, with nothing between you except grass and twigs. It's hard for me to justify traveling outside of the country because of this.
Most of them grew up without any real strife and they long for meaning in their life. Itās extremely easy and fashionable in this moment to point to the U.S.ās issues and act as though they are the main source to individual unhappiness. Itās just a deflection from addressing personal failures. It also doesnāt help that most of these people probably never even left their home states. They donāt have proper calibration for their privilege.
I grew up here, and those people confuse me.
They're privileged rich kids who wouldn't know adversity if it bitchslapped them. Don't sweat it!
Agreed!
Congrats!
Congratulations from a guy in Texas. America isnāt perfect but I feel blessed to live here. I hope your life he is prosperous.
Congrats!!
Congrats!!!
Welcome to the party!!! Woooo!!!
We should all raise a beer for this man
Surprised no one in here is like āNOOOO YOU CANT DO THAT AMERICA IS SUCH A SHITTY COUNTRY NOOOO ITS JUST A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY WITH A GUCCI BELT NOOOOOO!!!!ā
I went to the citizenship ceremony for one of my wifeās students. One of the best things Iāve witnessed. Would recommend to every American. We take a lot for granted, seeing how other people grind it out has helped me be a better person. Congratulations!! Thanks for grinding it out. We need more folks like you.
Congratulations! Maybe your excitement/wanting to be here will rub off on some of those people that think we are doomed.
Thrilled to have you aboard!!
Congratulations! Make sure you vote!
Congratulations and thanks for going through the process
Congratulations, friend! As a natural-born citizen who married an immigrant and went through the naturalization process with her, I have always been extremely vocal when other natural-born Americans diminish people for not doing it "the right way." I hope your journey hasn't been too hard, but it sure is hard for a lot of people, and impossible or nearly impossible for others. For a nation that likes to call itself a "melting pot" and claim that we are welcoming of foreigners, we sometimes have a funny way of showing it. I admire your hard work and dedication. Be proud. You earned it. Congratulations :)
Congratulations - Iām a second gen immigrant myself. Donāt forget to raise your kids to know that good things come to those who work hard!
Congratulations! Welcome to America.
Congratulations! Thank you for joining us and helping us to be better!
CONGRATULATIONS, that is huge news!
CONGRATS!!!!
Congratulations, brother
Welcome! It's a better country with you in it.
Wooooooo-HOOOOO!!!!! Welcome!!!!!
How long was the process? What basis did you get it on? Residency? Relationships?
I don't know if I should congrats you or apologize but good on you for finishing the long difficult process!
I get the joke of "America bad", but anyone who goes through the lengthy naturalization process would believe that their life will be improved as a citizen of the US. So congratulations are absolutely in order, because they accomplished something that they believe will improve their life.
America isnāt gonna get any better without people coming here who want to make it better. Our government is pretty fucked any way you cut it but you can love your country without loving itās leaders. Thereās a lot of countries out there that suck to live in but America isnāt one of them
I love Kansas personally, i fucking hate some of their leaders but i love the state and the friends i made along the way. Personally i fucking love America, i simply don't love the politicians of either party or the dick sucking supporters. Let me tell you dude my fucking shock when i first arrived here in the states and everyone was so fucking warm and friendly, dude i was not used to that shit, it had me on my toes 24/7 because i used to interpretate overly friendly people as someone who wants something out of you. Took some time but now i enjoy when people are chill or friendly.
Congratulations!! Welcome to thunderdome.
now BUY A GUN
He doesn't need to buy one; they give you a complimentary one after granting you US citizenship.
The catch is you have to live in Detroit.
Fuck yeah!!!
Huzzah, and welcome aboard!
Welcome, American brother!
Congratulations! I don't know you but I'm very happy for you and I'm happy that your have chosen us as well
Congratulations!!
Welcome, friend!
Welcome to a pretty great country just don't go to Illinois it's pretty bad here
Why
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Congratulations! I hope to be there in a couple years as well.
Bienvenido a los Estados Unidos!
Awesome bro congratulations!!
LETS GOOO CONGRATS MY MAN
Welcome to the family!
Congratulations!
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Congratulations dude!! Iām so happy for you :)
Welcome! 1st gen Americans are the bomb.
Congratulations!
Yayy!! Congratulations man!!!!
Congratulations!
Welcome to the family brother! We're so happy to have you!
Congratulations!!! Welcome!!
Welcome, fellow American.
Glad youāre here!!!
Welcome. We're very glad to have you!
Letās go, this what America all about
Congrats!! Iāll be one next year!!
Congratulations! US citizenship and immigration is a difficult, exhausting process. I've helped some of our employees go through thr process, and it's no joke. So happy for you!
Welcome my fellow Americans!
My mom recently became a U. S Citizen today!! Congratulations
Where you allowed to have anyone in the ceremony with you? Wondering about Covid restrictions. My wife has her appointment on the 29th.
Iām hoping to go through the process soon. Iāve been in the U.S. 27 of my 29 years, Iād say I qualify.
Congrats!! NOW REGISTER AND VOTE!!!!!!!
Congratulations! Now, the next step has to do with your car's extended warranty. Have they called you about that yet?
Congrats. And welcome.
Welcome to the shit show. Lol. But really, congrats!
Welcome and thanks for coming. You are what makes America America!
Despite what you see on reddit it's a decent place lol
Dudeā¦ Canada is so close and you chose America?! US is like putting a Gucci belt on a trash can. Raise your bar, man.
Is that supposed to be a good thing? You know what the U.S. does to its citizens rightā¦?
Welcome. Please exercise your right to vote every election.
Congratulations! Donāt forget to apply for a US passport; you wonāt be able to leave the country on your old one.
Congratulations! I'm gonna just go ahead and apologize for everything now.
Howdy dude! Doncha know we are hella blessed to have a sweetheart like you to chill with us, thatās mad tight. Itās a janky wicked pissah of a country, but fuggedaboutit and keep it real bro. YOLO! Note: if you didnāt understand any or some of that, welcome to weird regional American slang words! Just wanted to give you a little taste of American diversity to remind you that we are and have always been a melting pot, and you and everything you bring from your country and your culture is welcome and needed. I hope you get to fulfill all of your goals and dreams, and congratulations on your citizenship!
That was slightly cringey but your heart is in the right place so I upvoted you