Citizenship

It has been a remarkably busy few weeks for me, as I'll report on in a post very soon. But I did want to immediately mention one important thing (at least for me personally) that happened recently. A couple of weeks ago I went through my interview (which I got through successfully) for US citizenship. I've lived in the US for over seventeen years now, and it's high time I acquired and exercised my right to vote (and never again apply to renew my green card). I started the process earlier this year and, apart from a small hiccup with mailing addresses due to my recent change in circumstances, it has, so far, gone incredibly smoothly. Most interestingly to me was that on the several occasions I've needed to speak directly with an immigration official by phone, they have been available, polite, and extremely helpful and efficient. Given the stories ...