Thing is that naturalization does have a residence requirement. I forget how long it is specifically, but you have to be a legal resident (ie have a green card and live in the US) for at least 2 years or more. Then you add the investigation time i.e., - background checks, the naturalization interview and the review of such, as well as verifying the documentation etc., I can see it taking that long.
FWIW I'm still debating whether to go for my citizenship. With the new fees etc the cost is painful to say the least. And I still like being a Canadian. When I do finally decide to become a US citizen I want to do it for the right reasons, and not the wrong ones. On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Eric Roberts <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > There is no good reason to make it take 10 years. The immigration > system need to be overhauled and made much more efficient. Set a level of > standards that an immigrant has to meet in order to be a citizen, but if > they can meet those requirements in 2 years, more power to them. There is > no reason that they shouldn't be able to go down to the local immigration > office and have a new green card printed up...if they can do it at a > driver's license facility, they can do that for immigration. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 2:01 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: More on AZ > > > rationalize the visa system. The whole agency in fact. It's ridiculous > for it to take years to replace a stolen green card. > > On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Go after the employers who are hiring them. >> >> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> What is your solution to the overwhelming illegal immigration problem? >>> >>> (I am sure you have a better proposal) >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:319116 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
