I have been living in the United States since 1995. That's seventeen years, quite a long time. I've had many addresses during those years; I've lived in Connecticut and Hawaii, and we finally made our home in Alabama. We've lived at our current address for over nine years, which is longer than I've lived at any address in my entire life. My status as a non-citizen has changed as my visas have changed, initially as a dependent of a visa holder, then myself a primary visa holder as a medical resident, and ... read more »
After having filed my application for naturalization in December, I completed the next step today; fingerprinting at our local application office. My appointment was at 10am, so to be on the safe side I planned on getting there a few minutes early. I walked in at 9:40am, filled out a short form, and was immediately taken back for fingerprinting and to have my photo taken. Ten minutes after arriving, I was already in the car, headed back home. By my actual appointment time I was already almost half way ho... read more »
