How much it costs to become a US citizen

We came to the USA in 2015, during that time we received green cards and visas for talented people. This year I applied for US citizenship, and my interview took place in November. Now I am officially a US citizen!

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I am tryint to get citizenship of Antarctica but the penguins won't interview me.

[jumanaarif]

I've been in the US for over 11 years and still dont have citizenship. we are indian, and a lot of indians immigrate to the US. if you dont get lucky enough to get it as soon at you can, you're stuck waiting years longer. we just got our green cards last year. 11 years man, we just want to be able to travel.

[beast]

I was born in india. Came to the US when I was 4 and I FINALLY got my green card. I am 18. This thing takes forever

[dr.chadphd]

I think you need to mention somewhere in the video that the reason you were able to get your O1 visa and green card in the first place was because you started a company that was based/hired people in America. That is a privilege that a lot of normal people from ordinary backgrounds don’t have. The real cost of your citizenship is the amount of money it took to start up your company. That’s a privilege that a lot of people don’t have.

It’s incredibly misleading for you to hide this fact from your video and act like the biggest hurdle of the whole process wasn’t the act of getting the O1 and green card itself.

[justscrollthru]

Guys her family is very wealthy in Russia (no hate here they worked hard to build their wealth). My point is that there are alternatives to middle and low income earners. Reach out to non-profit

[SiliconValleyGirl]

I finally became a US citizen! It's been a long way, but I did it! Congrats!

[johnclemash]

$20, 000?? Now I really do not blame anyone trying to enter the country without documentation…. Who can afford to pay that?… and have four years to spare to get it?

[antogaming]

In italy it’s totally free of charge to become a citizen and you don’t have to pass any Italian or culture tests, but you have to live in Italy with a permanent residence permit for 10 years though

[mithunnambiar]

I gave up my US citizenship for Finland 6 years ago.

[gixrtfp]

She has money so got it the easy way. Most people don’t have the ability to get that extra visa unless you have a company of some sort that makes a lot of money.

[ExcMARK]

You don’t necessarily need a lawyer unless your case is complicated.

[papillonnomad]

I'm an immigration paralegal and let me tell you you were extremely lucky, most immigrants in this country can't even get their green cards dispute living in this country for so many years. Congrats, it is a very stressful process.

[Sara_dear]

Hey love you keep inspiring and teaching I admire you a lot it is only because of you that I am able to speak american and British accent fluently

[AdamJames.]

Keep in mind if you have free Medicaid, you don't have to pay any money for citizenship. I used to work in international organizations for migration, and we had legal refugees from around the world. I have filled out about 200 papers for citizenship, and they were able to get a free citizenship process because they had their state Medicaid.

[lorim]

I was one of them! Go 🇺🇸 ♥️. To clarify, you need your Green card for 4 years before applying to be a citizen, just being in the country for that long is not a qualification. Gotta have the green card first 👍👍👍. Also, the $20, 000 she mentions would’ve been for an immigration lawyer for her whole family, I did it without a lawyer so I had none of that. I think immigration lawyers are a total waste of money, most of them will drag out your application and miss deadlines resulting in re-filing and extra fees. Skip it if you can!!!

[jenmar]

Congrats!

My American cousin says he would trade his citizenship for any west European country. 😂😂😂😂

[LolaKekoa]

Welcome to America🎉 happy you are here😊

[admagnificat]

Welcome. We're delighted to have you here!

[reuvenraimundhuber]

Congrats !!! I am from Victoria, BC Canada … moved to Tucson, Arizona and got my green card in 2008 … then about 5 years later I got my US Citizenship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the huge historical federal court building in a large court room with another 71 people when we were sworn in as US Citizens! It felt so surreal and awesome now being a dual US and Canadian citizen.

[enricocamarda]

This goes against everything I have heard from people coming to the US .. even professors at Columbia with PhD from Chicago took way longer.. and I have a PhD from a top place in Europe and I would still depend on lotteries, a friend of mine in a similar situation had to renounce for not been drawn in a lottery and she had a crazy job offer and a great PhD, another one, professor at UCLA is still having troubles with his wife getting a work permit after two years and I cannot think of anyone more extraordinary than them.. I am speechless..