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December 2011 Moms
Ricola
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I am going to be an American!
Ricola
member
The last step in my immigration journey is to get citizenship and become an American. This morning I had my citizenship interview and civics test in San Antonio.
I arrived 1 1/4 hours before my appointment time and hung out in the car for a while, then moved on to the waiting room. I had to go through security (similar to the airport) and was called in by "my" office at 9.30 am, a half hour after my appointment time. He introduced himself as office John Smith and we chatted a bit on the way to his office. I think he wanted to see how good my English is that way.
I had to stand for the oath and then we went over the forms I filled out beforehand. I confirmed my name, address, phone number etc. and had to answer all the questions again, for example: Have you ever joined a Communist party, have you ever pretended to be a citizen, have you ever killed someone or been a prostitute. After we were done with that part, he asked for any additional evidence I might have and I handed him our most recent bank statements, insurance papers, tax reports and the title of our house.
We then went on to the test portion and I had to read the sentence "What do we pay to the government?". I passed that part and then had to write the sentence "We pay taxes", which I also passed. Then he asked me 6 questions, including my answers:
Name one state that borders Canada.
How many U.S. senators are there?
When was the constitution written?
What ocean is on the east coast?
What is the freedom of religion?
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
I answered everything correctly and he told me that my English is outstanding and that he'd recommend me to be approved. My oath ceremony should be some time in July and with a little bit of luck, it might even be in Austin!
So after 5 years and about $3000, we are almost at the end of this journey!
I arrived 1 1/4 hours before my appointment time and hung out in the car for a while, then moved on to the waiting room. I had to go through security (similar to the airport) and was called in by "my" office at 9.30 am, a half hour after my appointment time. He introduced himself as office John Smith and we chatted a bit on the way to his office. I think he wanted to see how good my English is that way.
I had to stand for the oath and then we went over the forms I filled out beforehand. I confirmed my name, address, phone number etc. and had to answer all the questions again, for example: Have you ever joined a Communist party, have you ever pretended to be a citizen, have you ever killed someone or been a prostitute. After we were done with that part, he asked for any additional evidence I might have and I handed him our most recent bank statements, insurance papers, tax reports and the title of our house.
We then went on to the test portion and I had to read the sentence "What do we pay to the government?". I passed that part and then had to write the sentence "We pay taxes", which I also passed. Then he asked me 6 questions, including my answers:
Name one state that borders Canada.
New York
How many U.S. senators are there?
100
When was the constitution written?
1787
What ocean is on the east coast?
Atlantic ocean
What is the freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion or not practice a religion
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
At age 18
I answered everything correctly and he told me that my English is outstanding and that he'd recommend me to be approved. My oath ceremony should be some time in July and with a little bit of luck, it might even be in Austin!
So after 5 years and about $3000, we are almost at the end of this journey!
DS born 12/2011
DD born 03/2014
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Re: I am going to be an American!
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Started with RE in August 2010, dx with unexplained IF and then finally our 3rd IUI cycle using Follistim and Trigger resulted in our wonderful little man. Born 12/2/11
TTC#2 Never really prevented, but were careful early on as Dr. reccomended
Surprise BFP 12/16/13, started progesterone immediately as first numbers came back low, but betas were good. Progesterone wasnt enough. Natural MC 12/24/13.
Back with RE as of January 2014...
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5/13/15- BFP, please stick LO!
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sibling love
Thank you all! We went out for some BBQ last night to celebrate. :-)
They can take up to 120 days to complete the process, but the officer said it's usually a lot faster. My oath ceremony will likely be on July 16th. :-)
Diagnosed with Anti little c antibodies. DS1 7.11.11 - Anaemia and Jaundice. 10 days in the NICU, 1 exchange transfusion and 4 blood transfusions. DS2 29.8.13 - Anaemia 7 days in the NICU and 1 exchange transfusion. Both are now happy and healthy.IVF #1: 4-11-11= Transferred 1 beautiful blastocyst I named "Nugget"
5 Snowbabies! Beta#1 4/21= BFP! 226; Beta#2 4/25= 944
DS born 12/14/11
Baby #2 FET Nov/Dec 2013
12/13 Beta#1=BFP 349; 12/16 Beta#2=1,089. First ultrasound 12/26. DS#2 born 8/8/14
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