Irishalien
Registered Users (C)
Yesterday, I became a proud United States citizen. The letter told us to be there at 8 am, which I was. There was already a line when I got there, but not too bad. As we waited for the actual courtroom to open, a lady came by and asked us for our oath letters, and to make sure that nothing had changed since our interview. At 8:45, the courtroom opened and they brought us in and sat us down. She then talked to us about what would happen, and what we should do after the ceremony (get a passport, etc..). At 9 the judge came in, gave a brief statement about what it means to be a citizen and then had us all stand up and raise our right hand. We recited the oath and then we all shook hands. It was a very nice moment. So many of us had struggled and we finally made it. After this, we were given our naturalization documents, and my fiance and I went home. Thank you all for helping me out through these past few weeks. I wish you all the best of luck, and hope your oath comes sooner than later.
