Citizenship

[Smokin .50 1,907]

Congrats Igor!  And enjoy yer new Wheelie!

 

Dave

[Krdshrk 3,877]

Congrats!  

[remixer 1,645]

Hi Everyone,

 

Just wanted to let everyone who knows me on here that i was naturalized today.

Took the oath in Newark,NJ and the DHS employees gave me my citizenship certificate.

 

Took 10 years to become citizen and i am very grateful for the opportunities that this country has provided me so far.

 

 

 

Again Thanks to all on here who have supported me in my integration in this country and the shooting community. I was asked at the interview about my NRA membership and the officer was a gun owner as well.

 

To celebrate this occasion today:

- Went to the Statue of Liberty after the ceremony

- Bought a Smith and Wesson Revolver ( 41 magnum........how s that for freedom of choice ..hahaaaa)

- Bought Apple Pie

 

Going to The Constitution Center and Independence Hall in Philly later in the week.

 

Congrats Igor......  Wish there were more like you!

 

In the words of a famous immigrant.  Live Long and Prosper!

[Worn_Holster 2]

Congratulations! How does it make you feel about your 10 years of effort when others think that they can sleeze across our borders and get citizenship? It sucks, doesn't it! My hat is off you you for your deserving reward. Nice choice of pistol, by the way!

[fapipa 3]

Great news, congratulations! Hope to follow in your footsteps some day. Also a good excuse to buy another gun.

[Oleg 8]

Congratulations and enjoy!

 

I and my wife became citizens last year after twelve years of somewhat bumpy journey. 

[Lalo 13]

That's just awesome Igor, congrats!

[Michael2013 56]

Congrats Damjan!
You have enough time to register to vote before the upcoming elections

[Duppie 73]

Congrats Damjam......................

 

I took the oath 15 years ago with no regrets and am a proud American.

I am however one of the estimated 5.7 million Americans who hold dual citizenship because..............well just because.

[Guest]

congrats!!

 

How did anyone questioning you, know you were a member of the NRA?

[Damjan 73]

congrats!!

 

How did anyone questioning you, know you were a member of the NRA?

Thank you.

On the N-400 form which is the application for naturalization you have to disclose ANY organizations/clubs/etc etc that you belong/are a member of. Basically you have to tell the truth and you are sworn in on any question that comes up doing the interview.

 

 

All traffic tickets you ve ever had as well because it falls under the Have you ever been arrested,detained or cited by an officer.

[Sandy 44]

Congrats Damjam......................

 

I took the oath 15 years ago with no regrets and am a proud American.

I am however one of the estimated 5.7 million Americans who hold dual citizenship because..............well just because.

My husband and kids all have dual citizenship. I missed marrying him by one year to get instant status ( Ireland) ..they changed it so now spouses have to do an abbreviated Naturalization . I would still be able to immediately stay and work there if I wanted to. But I don't want to. Nothing but .22 rifles and Shotguns there and even then your safe has to be like sunk into the house. Ridiculous.   

[Duppie 73]

My husband and kids all have dual citizenship. I missed marrying him by one year to get instant status ( Ireland) ..they changed it so now spouses have to do an abbreviated Naturalization . I would still be able to immediately stay and work there if I wanted to. But I don't want to. Nothing but .22 rifles and Shotguns there and even then your safe has to be like sunk into the house. Ridiculous.   

 

I moved back to Norway for 2 1/2 years to re establish residency in order to inherit some properties my uncle left my brother and I. Gave it the old college try but after almost 28 years as a US resident and admittedly used to our freedoms,rights and perceived privacies, living permanently in a constitutional monarchy with very socialist leanings was not for me....not to mention 4 months of frozen darkness and a palpable anti American slant.

My life does not revolve around firearms or the ability to shoot them but shotguns and rifles were always available and ammo cheaper in Sweden,that and booze.

[Sandy 44]

I have friends in Norway. They have guns of a few varieties. The 4 months of frozen darkness would not cut it for me though. I was even tweaked in Ireland when it only started to get bright around 9am and was total darkness by 4pm. No thanks. Kind of cool in the summer to have it light out from 5am to 10pm though . The winters would kill me though. And the weather..I don't know why they even bother paying weathermen there. Forecast is always the same every day..periods of sun , periods of clouds , periods of rain.

[Duppie 73]

I have friends in Norway. They have guns of a few varieties. The 4 months of frozen darkness would not cut it for me though. I was even tweaked in Ireland when it only started to get bright around 9am and was total darkness by 4pm. No thanks. Kind of cool in the summer to have it light out from 5am to 10pm though . The winters would kill me though. And the weather..I don't know why they even bother paying weathermen there. Forecast is always the same every day..periods of sun , periods of clouds , periods of rain.

........that's why we drink.......

[Sandy 44]

So what is my excuse? Oh right , living in NJ lol

[Duppie 73]

So what is my excuse? Oh right , living in NJ lol

+1

[71ragtopgoat 23]

Two thumbs up to you!! 10 years wow. I hope it will be worth the wait for you. Now you can bring all your relatives. We need as many PRO 2 A people as we can get so start working the phones.lol

[Damjan 73]

Two thumbs up to you!! 10 years wow. I hope it will be worth the wait for you. Now you can bring all your relatives. We need as many PRO 2 A people as we can get so start working the phones.lol

Thanks.

I ll register to vote tomorrow. As for the relatives they are PRO 2 A and they re citizens already for years.

Its each sold separately in my family

[Oakridgefirearms 224]

I moved back to Norway for 2 1/2 years to re establish residency in order to inherit some properties my uncle left my brother and I. Gave it the old college try but after almost 28 years as a US resident and admittedly used to our freedoms,rights and perceived privacies, living permanently in a constitutional monarchy with very socialist leanings was not for me....not to mention 4 months of frozen darkness and a palpable anti American slant.

My life does not revolve around firearms or the ability to shoot them but shotguns and rifles were always available and ammo cheaper in Sweden,that and booze.

Everything is cheaper in Sweden than Norway, including fuel, which makes no sense since Norway produces way more crude oil than it consumes (and Sweden produces virtually none). It's all about socialist ideals, they tax the crap out of fuel and everything else because they believe it's morally righteous to do so.

 

As for booze, people from Norway go to Sweden to alcohol, people from Sweden go to Denmark to buy alcohol, people from Denmark go to Germany to buy alcohol. When the Scandinavians end up in Germany they tend to go on some serious benders because it so cheap for them.

[Oakridgefirearms 224]

My husband and kids all have dual citizenship. I missed marrying him by one year to get instant status ( Ireland) ..they changed it so now spouses have to do an abbreviated Naturalization . I would still be able to immediately stay and work there if I wanted to. But I don't want to. Nothing but .22 rifles and Shotguns there and even then your safe has to be like sunk into the house. Ridiculous.   

I was over in Ireland about 8 or 10 years ago and got to talking with a guy who was into guns. He explained to me (at that time) that you could not own anything over .27 caliber (shotguns excluded) and all handguns were banned. It's my understanding that handguns are now legal to own in some capacity.

 

This same guy was telling me a story about how he went to Spain and had bought 4 or 5 air gun pistols because you couldn't get them in Ireland, but they were readily available in Spain. He put them in his luggage, checked his bag and got on the plane. Before the plane left the terminal, he was pulled off the plane and asked to open his suitcase since the security personnel had x-rayed his bag. He opened the bag and explained they were air pistols, to which they said OK and let him go on his way. He thought he was going to get in trouble, but they didn't care - even in Spain air pistols are not considered firearms.

[tuktuk 16]

not promoting that type of system BUT Norway does have the highest living standards in the world for the last 15 years or longer .... different mind set, different society ...

 

I was born in a different country , I grew up in a lot of places ...,, but this is the only land that embraced me and made me feel at home ...

I am a proud American for life

 

Congrats to you !!!

 

 

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[ryan_j 0]

Congrats!!! I naturalized in 2007. And yes I had to put every organization. I put down my ham radio clubs, ARRL, Red Cross, AAA, IEEE and others.

[JayWilling 33]

Congratulations on your achievement, AND your dedication to the rule of law. Do it right and you only have to do it once.

Welcome !

[Duppie 73]

not promoting that type of system BUT Norway does have the highest living standards in the world for the last 15 years or longer .... different mind set, different society ...

 

I was born in a different country , I grew up in a lot of places ...,, but this is the only land that embraced me and made me feel at home ...

I am a proud American for life

 

Congrats to you !!!

 

 

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It does but it comes at a price both monetary {35 to 40% tax rate} and socially{a quintessential "nanny" state }... I did enjoy my mandatory 12 weeks of paid holidays,"free"healthcare and education, all the winter activities and the ability to be in just about any part of Europe within a couple days drive and perhaps I will spend at least part of my time there in the future but as a permanent home at this stage in my life, Norway is laughably...just too foreign for me.

[Newtonian 453]

Hi Everyone,

 

Just wanted to let everyone who knows me on here that i was naturalized today.

Took the oath in Newark,NJ and the DHS employees gave me my citizenship certificate.

 

Took 10 years to become citizen and i am very grateful for the opportunities that this country has provided me so far.

 

 

 

Again Thanks to all on here who have supported me in my integration in this country and the shooting community. I was asked at the interview about my NRA membership and the officer was a gun owner as well.

 

To celebrate this occasion today:

- Went to the Statue of Liberty after the ceremony

- Bought a Smith and Wesson Revolver ( 41 magnum........how s that for freedom of choice ..hahaaaa)

- Bought Apple Pie

 

Going to The Constitution Center and Independence Hall in Philly later in the week.

You should have come in through Mexico. Would have taken 10 minutes instead of 10 years.

 

All frivolity aside, heartfelt congratulations. What country are you from?

[ryan_j 0]

 

All traffic tickets you ve ever had as well because it falls under the Have you ever been arrested,detained or cited by an officer.

I was told by an attorney that you didn't have to disclose minor traffic infractions. I didn't. Didn't cause me any problems. More serious stuff like DUI/DWI, reckless driving etc you need to disclose. But speeding 10 over the limit, nah.

 

The interviewing officer was concerned more with the fact that my current marriage was my second one due to concerns about possible immigration fraud but it was fine in the end. Divorce is a big red flag and they often go over your history with a fine tooth comb in that regard. Once you're naturalized it's very difficult to reverse the process so they want to make sure they catch anything before you become a citizen. Truth be told though, as an American, a starter marriage is par for the course, lol.

[fishnut 2,358]

Newtonian- your completely wrong with your statement about immigrating from Mexico. My best friends wife is from Mexico and she is into her forth year on her road to naturalization. It takes a long time and allot of leg work to become naturalized. Much more than 10 minutes.   

[Newtonian 453]

Two thumbs up to you!! 10 years wow. I hope it will be worth the wait for you. Now you can bring all your relatives. We need as many PRO 2 A people as we can get so start working the phones.lol

We need as many reasonable, working people as we can get. They will eventually be pro-2A.

[Newtonian 453]

Newtonian- your completely wrong with your statement about immigrating from Mexico. My best friends wife is from Mexico and she is into her forth year on her road to naturalization. It takes a long time and allot of leg work to become naturalized. Much more than 10 minutes.   

Fishy, my wife grew up in S. America and my father (88 years old) is dating a Colombian woman. So no accusations, ok?

 

If you immigrate through the legal channels you're screwed, especially if you're from Europe. Read the goddamned news about people coming in through our southern border. Read it dude.