ed and ying Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Arrived at the court right at 9 am as requested. Everyone was in the main hall outside the courtrooms. About 9:30 we entered the courtroom - almost citizens to the middle for final processing, the rest of us behind to watch. The USCIS officers and clerk explained what what would be the process. At 10 the judge entered and things got rolling. A staff member of the local congressman said some words, followed by the commander of the American legion, then a representative of the DAR, then the League of Women Voters. The judge gave a very insightful and moving speech on the history of American citizenship, what it means to a individual, and what the new citizen can do to support American citizenship. There were 34 people from 15 countries. Afterwards there was punch and cookies, and the chance to register to vote. We got home just before 1:00 pm, Ying was registered to vote, updated with SSA , and passport applied for. So one last wait for the mail. Link to comment
amerchin Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Congratulations! After all the years of forms to fill out and waiting for USCIS this is the final process. Good luck to you both in your future endeavors! Link to comment
Katrina Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Congrats to the new citizen!!!! Link to comment
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