Journey to US Citizenship

After months of waiting for USCIS to send me the note, I had one more thing to do before I walk out as an American citizen, take the test. I was extremely nervous about it. I had to study 100 questions about US history and the constitution, in which only 10 questions will be asked, I had to raise my right hand, swear that everything asked about my background was true to the best of my knowledge, and answer at least 6 out of 10 questions right. Thankfully, I passed with flying colors, and to this day forward, I am now a proud American citizen. all that remains is the pledge to the US in the ceremony.  Pedro Hernandez. CMIN 204 lab 4

After being granted a permanent residence (green card), I was required to be living in the states with it for at least 5 years before I can apply for naturalization. 5 years later,  I had to file the form N-400 for the citizenship test, taken fingerprints to match my name, filled out the form, and waited for the call. Me and my parents applied the same day, and it was funny to think that I was last to wait for a response from the USCIS (US Customs and Immigration Services.)

Many people want to migrate to the USA to start a new life, live the American values, and contribute to the nation. No matter the reasons, immigration laws have become increasingly strict and it has become more difficult to have access to a green card. However, it is not impossible to get it, as it still an option for the government to grant residence to law abiding and honest living people. Each immigration case is different, in my case, I started with a H-4 Visa that I obtained in the US consulate through my parents, I was underage at the time I had the visa, and it is stated that H-4 visa is dependent of the parent that holds an H1-B, which is a working visa my father had because of his specialty as a project manager. It took 3 terms of 3 years renovating the visa, until we could finally apply for a green card.