US Citizenship Application

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Once I became a lawful permanent resident, I received a voter registration card in the mail, issued by the government. In 2009, I filed my application for U.S. citizenship, which always it have been my dream to become a U.S. citizen. Throughout my whole time in the United States, I have never committed a crime or been arrested.
When I went to vote, I was never questioned by any poll worker about my legal status or my eligibility to vote. I never received anything in the mail explaining what the eligibility requirements were or whether I was in violation of any of these. In fact, the first time I ever learned that I was not allowed to vote was when my application for citizenship was denied due to the issue of me voting. At no point during the

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