... So, My entire family (minus my brothers since they were born in the u.s) has a u.s citizenship except me ... I was born in South Korea, but came here when I was an infant so I guess you can say I'm basically American. I heard there are some issues with getting your citizenship if you are over the age of 21 and I'm about to hit that age in 3 months. Can anyone who has gotten their citizenship recently guide me through the steps? I've googled it and found a website called http://www.uscitizenship.info/ but i had to pay a $199 dollar fee to start a "preparation" process? I've never done this before, and my parents got theirs almost a decade ago so the system is completely different from what they had to go through. Any help would be great

 

you're in Cali? plenty of attorneys (and not expensive) to do this. your parents can get you done quickly, there has been a slight change in the laws regarding parents who became citizens and adult children but you'll want an attorney's advice, and start the apps today.

 

http://www.uscis.gov

Family Based Forms: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD

 

My friend did it the week he turned 18. (Was born in Taiwan). I think it paid close to $200 or maybe more for all the stuff he had to do. Take the test and all that stuff. The test is pretty ridiculous too.. like "who was the 3rd VP of the US?" I wasn't even taught that shit and I was born here

 

Aaron Burr!

 

Get an immigration Lawyer quickly. It will be really hard after you turn 21. Don't take it lightly because if you don't nip it in the bud it will bite you in the ass.

 

if you got $50K handy my sister will marry you.
and since you're already in the country, she'll probably settle for $30.

 

30 bucks. that's cheap. Make sure to sign a prenup though.

seriously, the questions are a joke. I took the citizenship test 20 years ago. If you are illiterate or can't speak English then I can see it being difficult but if you read and write at a high school level, I don't see any reason you can't pass.

 

yes, my brother and i were joking around with the flash cards my mom had for studying years and years ago.

one question asked what is a benefit of being an american citizen?

i jokingly said "we can invade canada!" and the real answer was "you can freely travel to forein countries"

 

It's either your friend did it during the early 90's or you are smoking some good sh*t. The application fee for citizenship is hitting close to $700. Plus, I think your friend got a examiner who was pissed off that day. 3rd VP?

stevoe88,

If you're fluent in english, which I can tell you are from your post, you don't need to spend any money on a attorney. It's a waste of money for you.

Get an application. Following the instruction and send in the form with the money. Wait for their letter for finger print. Go get finger print. Wait for letter to get tested. Go to test. Wait for letter to swear oath. Go swear. Bam, you're done.

Side note: Make sure you have your selective service number that you had to do before 18 (the "join the army" thing), and make it sound like you know everything. The smarter you look, the less they are gonna asked. I pwned the guy by the second question. And there are no age thing problem. You can do it at 40 if you want to.

Hope that help.