Interview: United States Nationality Law and Naturalization Process
1_4 What is Citizenship?
Directions:
Identify a person to interview. Ask your Learning Coach to help you locate someone who completed the naturalization process. As an alternative, you could write a Fictional Interview with a naturalized citizen
A. Ask the questions below. Take notes or record the interview.
Student Name: ___Jessica Torres_________________
Interviewee Name: _________Valdas Adamkus___________
How do you know the interviewee? ___I know the interviewee when me and him went to Chicago as refugees._____________________________________
Questions and Responses
Question
Notes on Interviewee Response
What inspired you to become a U.S. citizen?
The reason why I wanted to become a U.S. citizen was to be a politician and become President of Lithuania because I wanted to help my hometown become a better place and also my family members there.
What steps did you have to take as part of the naturalization process?
As part of the naturalization process there is a lot of steps. I had to be a resident for 5 years in the U.S., I had to have a family member live in the U.S for 3 years, anything to do with the military for over a year, could be a U.S national, and had to be employed for 5 years plus by a U.S nonprofit organization. There are many ore things that I had to do though in the process.
How would you describe how you felt about the process?
How I feel about the process is that it was very long, there were a lot of requirements in order to be a part of it and to get it, and also you had to do a lot so you can keep it. I didn’t see my family for awhile because I was not able to leave and I did not want to risk it even if I went for a weekend.
How has citizenship changed your life?
The citizenship has changed my life in many ways. I became president of Lithuania, I have a lot more opportunities, I better myself and my family, and also I can afford a lot more of the things I couldn’t before and it’s just a lot better
Directions:
Identify a person to interview. Ask your Learning Coach to help you locate someone who completed the naturalization process. As an alternative, you could write a Fictional Interview with a naturalized citizen
A. Ask the questions below. Take notes or record the interview.
Student Name: ___Jessica Torres_________________
Interviewee Name: _________Valdas Adamkus___________
How do you know the interviewee? ___I know the interviewee when me and him went to Chicago as refugees._____________________________________
Questions and Responses
Question
Notes on Interviewee Response
What inspired you to become a U.S. citizen?
The reason why I wanted to become a U.S. citizen was to be a politician and become President of Lithuania because I wanted to help my hometown become a better place and also my family members there.
What steps did you have to take as part of the naturalization process?
As part of the naturalization process there is a lot of steps. I had to be a resident for 5 years in the U.S., I had to have a family member live in the U.S for 3 years, anything to do with the military for over a year, could be a U.S national, and had to be employed for 5 years plus by a U.S nonprofit organization. There are many ore things that I had to do though in the process.
How would you describe how you felt about the process?
How I feel about the process is that it was very long, there were a lot of requirements in order to be a part of it and to get it, and also you had to do a lot so you can keep it. I didn’t see my family for awhile because I was not able to leave and I did not want to risk it even if I went for a weekend.
How has citizenship changed your life?
The citizenship has changed my life in many ways. I became president of Lithuania, I have a lot more opportunities, I better myself and my family, and also I can afford a lot more of the things I couldn’t before and it’s just a lot better