So I finally got my oath ceremony rescheduled after a 7 month delay… they really operate on long time frames over there at the INS/TSA/DHS. The whole process of becoming a citizen (from being a permanent resident, which takes a good 3+ years) has been over a year, and that’s after I had already been a permanent resident for longer than the required 3 years.

The final step in this process is to take an oath of allegiance, and answer these 7 questions regarding any activities that have taken place in the last few months since I was approved for citizenship. All pretty straightforward except the last one. It makes you wonder what sort of background checking they might be doing. Is this a trap? Do they already know the answer. Well, I’m going with “No”, because I think that has to be the right answer. My oath ceremony is on October 18th, just in time for the mid-term elections!