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Let's hear it for the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (pg. 2)
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| Psiweaver |
Best part is once your a citizen you pay taxes to the US your entire life isn't it GREAT!!!
:o :o |
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| daydreamer |
Hah, took me a year and half to become a citizen.
when i applied, it said it would only take 6 to 9 months.
i had to constantly call them up or visit the Citizenship & Services to see WTF was up with my application.
my friend hired a lawyer, and his process went through quick.
not even 6 months. :whip: :mad: :whip:
now that i'm a citizen, i'm trying to move out of the country.:crazy:
come on France or Japan:eek: |
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| Perfect_Cheezit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Psiweaver
Best part is once your a citizen you pay taxes to the US your entire life isn't it GREAT!!!
:o :o |
And if you're a citizen, you probably won't get deported for a felony. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Perfect_Cheezit
And if you're a citizen, you probably won't get deported for a felony. |
Yeah. How dare they kick out the kid who walks right in & s in the pool?
lolirony @ thrad. |
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| Frenchie |
| So they are doing a better job at keeping the dirties out? |
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| inconspicuous |
| just the ones who hate us :gsmile: |
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| trancebrat |
If you're facing Homeland Security I would highly suggest hiring an attorney. It's not cheap, but it was well worth it. I would also highly suggest becoming the most organized person on the planet. That will pay off too. From where I was seated during our interview I was able to listen to three different interviews. None of them had an attorney with them and the interviewers were grilling the people. They were being asked all kinds of off the wall questions. They either couldn't find their paperwork or didn't have required documents. You could hear them making up excuses, and you could tell the interviewers were becoming annoyed. Piss off your interviewer and you're in for a long process. I heard one young guy get denied. He was late for his renewal by over six months. Two of our attorneys met with us early that morning before we went to HS. They helped me organize my documents. The attorney that went with us to the interview started throwing all kinds of questions at us. She wanted us to be prepared and not feel caught off guard. We were coached to answer the questions with only a yes or no response. We were told not to elaborate unless requested to do so and even then to be vague. When the interviewer at HS started to ask us questions we became a united wall. He kept looking over at our attorney and then looking back down and then at his computer. He spent a lot of time organizing his paperwork. I had all of our paperwork in labeled folders and everytime he asked me for something it only took me only a few seconds to find it. I seemed to be more organized than he was. I had brought more than enough documentation and had everything in a huge professional organizer. Even though we were nervous as hell we tried to appear calm. We were dressed in suits and when he spoke to us we held his eye contact. In the middle of the interview he suddenly looked up and just said "I'm going to go ahead and approve you" and stamped the paperwork. We were stunned because we were told to expect to be in there for at least an hour or more. Even our attorney looked stunned. Most of the questions that we were coached on didn't happen. Our attorney told us later that the interviewer had told her that we really had our together. They see the attorney as a barrier. It's like a big elephant is sitting in the room between you. If the interviewer sees that you're unorganized and you're missing required documents they are going to make your life hell. If you have an attorney they won't allow you to show up disorganized or empty handed. They will ride your ass until you have everything that you need.
Terry isn't a citizen yet. That was just for his Green Card. We have to deal with Homeland Security again to get his Green Card renewed. I guess the good news is that we won't have to appear in person. At least that's what we were told in January. :rolleyes: |
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| SpecialedXL |
| wow how much did that all cost, im really getting my balls busted by my parents to become a citizen and i just need to know what to expect |
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| sensorium |
| quote: | Originally posted by trancebrat
Terry isn't a citizen yet. That was just for his Green Card. We have to deal with Homeland Security again to get his Green Card renewed. I guess the good news is that we won't have to appear in person. At least that's what we were told in January. :rolleyes: |
That's what I'm supposed to do as well. I was hoping to do the renewal in person as it was the way the rest of my family did it. And it was done all in one day. But, as it turns out, with the new rules, one must first file the application (online being the best option for this) and then wait for an appointment to go to the nearest department so they can get your fingerprints and photos. And because I'm short in time and have to go out of the country I can't help complaining.
| quote: | Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
so i guess all this time when i was talking about George Bush and Mexicans was true ........... :wtf:
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Never did a lie come out of your keyboard about that. |
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| trancebrat |
| quote: | Originally posted by SpecialedXL
wow how much did that all cost, im really getting my balls busted by my parents to become a citizen and i just need to know what to expect |
Just for the attorney or for the attorney and all of the Homeland Security fees? Everything all together was between $3000 and $3500. That includes bloodwork and shots that were required. |
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| trancebrat |
| quote: | Originally posted by sensorium
That's what I'm supposed to do as well. I was hoping to do the renewal in person as it was the way the rest of my family did it. And it was done all in one day. But, as it turns out, with the new rules, one must first file the application (online being the best option for this) and then wait for an appointment to go to the nearest department so they can get your fingerprints and photos. And because I'm short in time and have to go out of the country I can't help complaining. |
We have to start preparing again in October 2008 (needs to be renewed in January 2009). A lot can change between now and then. :( |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aristronica
funny no such problems for russians... they really hate non-whites in this country don't they? |
haha yeah. my russian friends all come over here quick. and they get all that easy. |
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