Yesterday, Friday, February 19, 2010, Ryan became a U.S. Citizen.
After being married for seven years, we can finally check that off our MUST-DO/TO-DO lists!
It really feels good to see results after years of trying to make sure all his immigration papers were being filed correctly. There are so many instructions, sometimes those USCIS forms are really confusing and if one isn’t careful in filling it out correctly, one can lose a lot of money with processing fees.
I’m really glad it’s over and Ryan is now a U.S. Citizen! It’s really exciting too because now we can start petitioning his mom, dad, brother and sister to come to this country. I heard that it’s easier for parents to come over, but as for his brother and sister, it could take over 10-15 years! But we’re still going to petition all of them :o). That’s one of our goals and with God’s help, nothing is impossible.
Here are some photos from that day.
Ryan got to the location 3 hours early and was able to get in line closer to the front. I got there an hour before the ceremony and found him standing in line :o)
There were over 3000 people there for that ceremony who were scheduled to take oath. THAT’S A LOT! Before this ceremony, there was another morning group of over 3000 people that took oath.
I called Ryan on his phone and told him to stand up so I could take the following picture. He was seated at the front – somewhere in the 5th row.
Here’s a picture of Ryan after the ceremony with his Naturalization Certificate. Photo taken with his phone. CONGRATULATIONS RYAN!!! ILY!!!
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