Citizenship - FINALLY!

So Omar called me Friday and told me that he is going to be a CITIZEN! Finally...I was beginning to wonder. After all they told him at his interview and test in October that he passed and we just NOW heard word, 2 months later, of when he will go for his Oath Ceremony. The big day is really a cool date and easy to remember -

1/11/11...January 11th 2011 at 9:15 AM.

Now I have another party to start planning. This will only happen once in his life and I don't think I will really have another relative close enough to me to do this with! YEAH!!!




Original part of his letter

 

These are some of the requirements for citizenship:
Age: An applicant for naturalization must be at least eighteen years old.
Residency: An applicant must be a legal permanent resident in the U.S. The applicant must have an I-551 (Alien Registration Card) to proceed.
Residence and Physical Presence: Just before applying, a naturalization applicant must have been physically present in the U.S. for at least 30 months out of the previous five years. However, if the applicant was absent for more than six months but less than one year, the applicant may still be eligible if he or she can show that the absence was not an abandonment of resident status.
Good Moral Character: A naturalization applicant must show good moral character during the five-year period prior to application (three years if married to a U.S. citizen or one year for certain military exceptions). Murder convictions are a permanent obstacle to naturalization, as are aggravated felony convictions on or after November 29, 1990.
Certain criminal convictions in the five years prior to the application will bar naturalization, but even if the applicant fears that a conviction will ruin his or her application, all convictions must still be disclosed. It is far worse to have U.S. immigration authorities discover a falsehood than to disclose the issue.

Attachment to the Constitution: An application for naturalization must declare the applicant's willingness to support and defend the U.S. and the Constitution. An applicant declares his or her "attachment" to the U.S. and the Constitution at the time he or she takes the oath of allegiance.
Language: Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English words in ordinary use. Some applicants may be exempt because of age or mental condition.
U.S. Government and History Knowledge: An applicant for naturalization must demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of U.S. history and certain principles of U.S. government. Applicants are exempt if they have a medically recognizable physical or mental impairment that affects their ability to learn or understand these topics.
Oath of Allegiance: U.S. citizenship is conferred after the oath of allegiance is taken. A modified oath may be available in certain instances, such as religious opposition to oaths.