I've been asked to go to The Office of Homeland Security next month!

[daveskilt]

amazingly 18 months ahead of the 999 business days they said it would take - I am having a citizenship interview and test on October 28th (my 30th birthday) and even more staggeringly it looks like I may have a job at last as well.

ask me anything!!!

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

1. Awesome! You can vote!

Well, I work as an immigration paralegal and I deal everyday with the length of time it takes USCIS to take a bowel movement, much less process naturalization applications.

Depending on the outcome of this election, I may pursue my U.S. naturalization (though I will retain Italian citizenship). If * is reelected, I will have lost all faith in the intelligence of the electorate and I will give up, possibly considering a relocation to Italy. If Kerry wins, I'll be filing my N-400 on November 3.

[dogtag]

2. You won't be the only one filing a N 400.

[daveskilt]

3. it could go through and I could register before nov2???????

really? no way! I assumed it would be a few months after the interview before they made me a citizen and i would miss out on voting. or I would have to register before then.

[Philosophy]

6. There will be Repub campaign workers at the ceremony

handing out voter registration forms with your Republican party affiliation conveniently filled out for you already:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=22039

[zbdent]

7. So take the form, let them think you're gonna vote R

F with their minds . . . then switch registration later.

[wolfgirl]

4. Congrats! n/t

[cdninRI]

5. Citizenship

I went through this in April and I was told at the end of my interview that I had been recommended for citizenship. The problem is that you then have to wait for the notification of swearing in and that took 2 months for me. You are not a citizen until then - at the ceremony you get a certificate which you then take to the town hall. Good luck - if you study the civics part its pretty easy!