Petra

Hi Guys,

We literally just come walking in the door, tired after a looooong day.
Everything went smoothly, except I have lost my (maiden) middle name??
Signing off, the whole story and my question will have to wait until tomorrow,
___________
@}~~>~~~
Citizen Petra

frrussre

Congrats.
Reg. Frank R.

Rete

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your Headers says it all, Petra.

Congratulations, Yank, and welcome to the world of US Voting and Jury Duty ;-)))))))

Told ya 2006 would be a good year for ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jeninifer

Awesome! I'm so excited for you guys!

We're up on Monday for the Interview and Test, but since it's in Indianapolis, I'm not even considering that Philip will get to take his Oath that day.

Jen

Steffi

Congrats!!

meauxna

Your siggy says it all for me! Congratulations!!!!!

Looking forward to all the juicy details!

Petra

Thanks, everyone!

I just called the local County Office, they are open till 5 P.M.
So I guess tomorrow, I will head on over there
with my brand new certificate *S*

By the way...
the lady answering the phone was kinda put out with my question
and repeated it slowly back to me...
So... you became a citizen yesterday....
...and today you want to register to vote?
........ (silence) ........
Well, Congratulations!!!

*lol*

Rete

She was stunned into silence .... I love it.

You also have to take the time tomorrow to visit the social security office and have your status changed on your account; apply for your new passport and have a party ;-)))))

frrussre

All before midnight.
Reg. Frank R.
PS. I'm still waiting for my call to Jury duty.

Rete

So is my husband and he's been a USC since December 2003. Wanna bet I get recalled to Federal Jury Duty before he gets called for any jury duty and I still have a two year exemption in place from last service.

Petra

Well, not sure I want to do that right now, until I understand the name change thing.
The DAO tried to explain to me that my name change (when I married) wasn't legal??
Right now, my Social Security Card, driver's license, even my Green Card, had Petra B. on it, as I pointed out to her.

She said that they could NOT put it on my certificate of naturalization.
She insisted that if I wanted to keep my maiden name as my middle name
(as I have been using it for the last 4 1/2 years, ever since I've been married)
I needed to go through a name-change-ceremony before she could schedule me for the oath ceremony,
Needless to say, these two ceremonies could not all happen in one day.

I am totally confused about this, but I had to make a quick decision,
I saw the benefits of not having to take that long trip again, and being DONE with USCIS,
versus the sentimental value of having my maiden name as my middle name...
and chose!

Could someone please shine their light on this for me? Thanks!

frrussre

Rete, I thought I would get called pretty quickly, after registering to vote. Fresh meat & all that, especially here in NYC. Over the years of PR, I always got my letter "Jury Duty" just after renewing my drivers licence. Of course, now that licences are renewable every 9-10 yrs, not sure what will be the wake up flag.
Reg. Frank R.

dutchman2001nl

Well done....
Van Harte Gefeliciflapstaart....

tara

Gelukwensen burger! So, party is on the lake?

ian-mstm

WooHoo!

Ian