Why everyone want to become a u.s citizen?

[ydu1 6]

Just as the title states

[D.Ba 85]

I don't.

[Gregory&Dyn 113]

This website is not dedicated to those who want to become U.S. citizens.
Its about providing support for those who want to be with the people they love. Citizenship and visas are just ancillary.

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

Being with my wife is the most important thing, so I'm here for a visa, but since I am Canadian and my country allows dual citizenship, I will get citizenship in the US simply so that, should we ever move out of the US as we are planning, we will never have to go through this horrible process again. I don't want to spend a year missing her, ever, ever again.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

I chose citizenship (over staying a greencard holder) for several reasons:

- Desire to be able to vote

- Desire to "be done with it"; no more USCIS, ever, and it would be very difficult for them to kick me out now.

- Desire to be able to live where-ever I want, and return to the USA; while we have no plans to move back to Europe, I want that option to be open, especially once we retire. Being a US citizen means I won;t have to justify me being out of the country for more than 6 months, or fear loosing my greencard.

- Desire to have the same citizenship as my kids

[Ms Hogan 295]

Being with my wife is the most important thing, so I'm here for a visa, but since I am Canadian and my country allows dual citizenship, I will get citizenship in the US simply so that, should we ever move out of the US as we are planning, we will never have to go through this horrible process again. I don't want to spend a year missing her, ever, ever again.

Couldn't agree more. But we are from a country where it is easy to have the best of both worlds if we choose to. We are fortunate. I don't care WHERE I am between the two, as long as it is with my husband. It took my a long time and a failed first marriage to find this man.

I chose citizenship (over staying a greencard holder) for several reasons:

- Desire to be able to vote

- Desire to "be done with it"; no more USCIS, ever, and it would be very difficult for them to kick me out now.

- Desire to be able to live where-ever I want, and return to the USA; while we have no plans to move back to Europe, I want that option to be open, especially once we retire. Being a US citizen means I won;t have to justify me being out of the country for more than 6 months, or fear loosing my greencard.

- Desire to have the same citizenship as my kids

I am of the same mind as Penguin on the ability to vote. I also want to never have to deal with USCIS again and worry about what documents to hang onto and whether or not someone else needs it for evidence later.

I also want my children to be able to have dual-citizenship. It will be valuable to them to be able to work in either country without restrictions.

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

Couldn't agree more. But we are from a country where it is easy to have the best of both worlds if we choose to. We are fortunate. I don't care WHERE I am between the two, as long as it is with my husband. It took my a long time and a failed first marriage to find this man.

I am of the same mind as Penguin on the ability to vote. I also want to never have to deal with USCIS again and worry about what documents to hang onto and whether or not someone else needs it for evidence later.

I also want my children to be able to have dual-citizenship. It will be valuable to them to be able to work in either country without restrictions.

Yes. The democratic process is important. Voting is important. It's the best side effect of getting citizenship so we can't be separated if we ever go back to the US if we move overseas.

[JimmyHou 611]

This website is not dedicated to those who want to become U.S. citizens.

Its about providing support for those who want to be with the people they love. Citizenship and visas are just ancillary.

This website was set up to discuss immigration issues. This forum in particular is for those who want to acquire US citizenship. Providing support for those who want to be with their loved ones is fine, but it is completely ancillary to the citizenship process. Please remember that half of us on here have left our families halfway across the world and are employment-based applicants who came here in search of a better life.

[JimmyHou 611]

Just as the title states

I want to become a citizen because I love this country and there's no place on earth I would rather live.

Egypt is a wonderful country with an amazing history and with long-suffering, but kind and tenacious people.

I've been to many places that are absolutely beautiful; from Stockholm to Chennai to Montreal to Barcelona there are many places that I think I could live and be quite happy.

But there's an undefinable quality that makes someplace just feel like home, and while I love my country of birth, the United States definitely feels like home.

I want to become a citizen so I can say that I am an American; not other people, but to myself. I think to me, getting the naturalization certificate would be similar to someone finally paying off a mortgage; you may have lived in the house for 30 years, but it wasn't really yours until that last moment.

I think there are very many valid reasons to want to become an American Voting, ease of travel, (as someone above mentioned) being with your loved ones. Not having to deal with the immigration services would be a huge plus! Being able to sponsor family members. These are all practical reasons, but in my own situation, I do not think I would choose to become a citizen if I didn't already feel like one in all but name.

[Dario2012 51]

I want to become a U.S. citizen so I can:

1) Be taxed on my worldwide income.

2) Vote in elections already decided by moneyed interests.

3) Sponsor even more and ungrateful family/people to the U.S.

4) Die while pursuing the American dream that is increasingly illusive to the 99%.

Seriously though, I love this country so much I want to help fix all of the above.

Edited April 25, 2015 by Dario2012

[JimmyHou 611]

I want to become a U.S. citizen so I can:

1) Be taxed on my worldwide income.

2) Vote in elections already decided by moneyed interests.

3) Sponsor even more and ungrateful family/people to the U.S.

4) Die while pursuing the American dream that is increasingly illusive to the 99%.

Seriously though, I love this country so much I want to help fix all of the above.

Best post I've read all week!

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Number of countries a Nigeria can visit without a visa versus the number a USC can visit without a visa.

[Formula1 5]

Because maybe in a few years when I will be living in Europe with my wife and we want to come back to spend Christmas with her family I do not want to:

1) Apply for another Green Card or other kind of visa a year in advance and pay these Government (Republican or Democrat) $1000+ so they can use that money, for example to finance the "War on Drugs" that Nixon started.

OR

2) If I decide not to pay for a visa and I use the tourist line at the airport, it is not my dream to be denied the entry by an arrogant official who is going to question me about my "suspicious" intentions of coming back to his/her country with an American family member who by the way is crossing the border thought the "citizens" line... Meanwhile I will be already on my way to the secondary inspection office when I will be asked if I have been involved "in genocide or espionage or whether I am seeking entry to engage in criminal or immoral activities".

Really, I do not want to deal with the Department of Homeland Security ever again. However I am not sure if it is worse than to deal with the IRS for the rest of my life... What a dilema!

[Avery Cates 1,141]

For all the sweet, sweet government benefits and handouts for anyone who doesn't speak English, or whose name is mostly vowels.

[Kali2015 21]

This is not facebook or twitter. Mate

Edited April 25, 2015 by Kali2015