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Citizen Coen

metirish Sep 13 2013 12:32 PM

A lot of you will have seen this on FB but before that I would have posted it here, so ,here goes. September 10th was my 19 year anniversary in america, last month I made an appointment at the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in Woodlawn to sit down with an attorney and go about becoming a US citizen. Obviously I could have and should have done this a long time ago, I have no good reasons why I didn't. With the papers filed I should hear back about my first appointment in a few months, all in all the process is painless(I hope) and should take in and around 6 months. I feel very happy about this and do not take it lightly. If however I become loud and obnoxious send me back to Ireland :)

Frayed Knot Sep 13 2013 12:54 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Welcome abordick (or potentially anyway) It would seem to me that citizenship would remove a bunch of red-tape and headaches (or at least potential ones) down the road even if the process to achieve it causes a bunch of red-tape and headaches in the short-term.

metirish Sep 13 2013 01:00 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Certainly it does, for one I can live anywhere in the world and get my pension.....as it is now I MUST live here for 6 months of every year to keep my Green card valid....citizens usually get priority in petitioning for family members to the US permanently. being able to get a US passport, a lot of federal jobs require citizenship,I could be an elected official..... but never the president .

Benjamin Grimm Sep 13 2013 01:19 PM Re: Citizen Coen

If however I become loud and obnoxious send me back to Ireland :) If you don't become loud and obnoxious, what kind of an American citizen would you be? Just kidding! Congratulations on taking this step.

Frayed Knot Sep 13 2013 01:34 PM Re: Citizen Coen

metirish wrote: ... I could be an elected official..... but never the president . Eh, I wouldn't vote for you anyway.

metirish Sep 13 2013 01:53 PM Re: Citizen Coen

I would run on an all Mets platform....a sure winner.

Mets Willets Point Sep 13 2013 02:17 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Applause for the thread title and for your ensuing citizenship.

TransMonk Sep 13 2013 02:39 PM Re: Citizen Coen

metamerican? Woo hoo!

d'Kong76 Sep 13 2013 04:07 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie & Chevrolet! Dating myself. Second the applause on thread title, very creative.

seawolf17 Sep 13 2013 04:21 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Fuckin hell, yes. We're all showing up to your ceremony.

themetfairy Sep 13 2013 04:22 PM Re: Citizen Coen

seawolf17 wrote: Fuckin hell, yes. We're all showing up to your ceremony. Yes - definitely!

Mets Willets Point Sep 13 2013 04:51 PM Re: Citizen Coen

themetfairy wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Fuckin hell, yes. We're all showing up to your ceremony. Yes - definitely! Brilliant idea!

dgwphotography Sep 13 2013 04:59 PM Re: Citizen Coen

This is fantastic - Congratulations!

metirish Sep 13 2013 05:35 PM Re: Citizen Coen

I'll let you all know when it happens....it'll be at the Federal building downtown ...

Frayed Knot Sep 13 2013 05:39 PM Re: Citizen Coen

metirish wrote: I'll let you all know when it happens....it'll be at the Federal building downtown ... And those were his last words before he was shackled and tossed on a boat to Dublin with only a ticket in his pocket and a boot print on his ass.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 13 2013 05:55 PM Re: Citizen Coen

You should get citizenship based simply on that thread title. But also, your devotion to the Mets speaks volumes of how 'merican you are.

Edgy MD Sep 13 2013 06:38 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Quick, travel to Cuba while you still can. That, along being treated like a pariah in the youth hostels of Europe, is a main downside to US citizenship. The rest is SUH-weet.

Ceetar Sep 13 2013 07:02 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Mets – Willets Point wrote: themetfairy wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Fuckin hell, yes. We're all showing up to your ceremony. Yes - definitely! Brilliant idea! And we can do the wave!

metsmarathon Sep 13 2013 07:42 PM Re: Citizen Coen

you just want access to all the good foreign embassies.

Ceetar Sep 13 2013 07:46 PM Re: Citizen Coen

metsmarathon wrote: you just want access to all the good foreign embassies.

metirish Sep 13 2013 09:44 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Thanks for all the kind words, believe me it means a lot to share this with the CPF..... So, they attorney gave me a cheat sheet of 100 questions and answers that I should study here it is http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/ ... 2ca60aRCRD apparently the interviewer will ask ten random questions of which I need to answer six at least....

d'Kong76 Sep 14 2013 12:33 AM Re: Citizen Coen

58. What is one reason colonists came to America? freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution They left off: to steal it from the indians

Fman99 Sep 14 2013 01:53 AM Re: Citizen Coen

I've read Angela's Ashes. So I know this is a solid choice. Well done mate.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 14 2013 03:22 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Congrats to you, esse! You, esse! You, esse!

G-Fafif Sep 14 2013 03:22 AM Re: Citizen Coen

When in doubt, answer "Vida Blue." Provisional congratulations. Will be happy to call you my countryman. (Not that I actually call anybody that, but you get the idea.)

Frayed Knot Sep 14 2013 12:21 PM Re: Citizen Coen

58. What is one reason colonists came to America? freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution Is this question supposed to have right and wrong choices? Not only are all of them correct as far as I'm concerned, but C, D, and F are virtually the same answer, and A, B, and D are so closely related that they can be lumped in there with the other three. If all the questions are as vague as this one I'd be afraid to take the test for fear of failing it. If I did fail do you suppose they'd kick me out even though some parts of my family were here pre-Revolution?

d'Kong76 Sep 14 2013 01:32 PM Re: Citizen Coen

I didn't copy it correctly ... the word [u:3fdqh396]one is underlined[/u:3fdqh396].

themetfairy Sep 14 2013 01:55 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Frayed Knot wrote: 58. What is one reason colonists came to America? freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution Is this question supposed to have right and wrong choices? Not only are all of them correct as far as I'm concerned, but C, D, and F are virtually the same answer, and A, B, and D are so closely related that they can be lumped in there with the other three. If all the questions are as vague as this one I'd be afraid to take the test for fear of failing it. If I did fail do you suppose they'd kick me out even though some parts of my family were here pre-Revolution? MK had a history teacher last year who would give tests like this and have one right answer in mind. Maddening! Do they have a study guide for the exam, with clues about what the "right" answers are?

Frayed Knot Sep 14 2013 02:15 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Kong76 wrote: I didn't copy it correctly ... the word one is underlined. That still doesn't clear things up much. I'd hate to think someone could get deported or even denied citizenship for picking the 'wrong' answer to that question - and if all the choices are right then what's the point of including the question? Must be a government operation.

d'Kong76 Sep 14 2013 05:32 PM Re: Citizen Coen

It's a study guide, not a test. The title says questions and answers. I don't understand the confusion here: Interviewer: What is [u:3e0qn3wr]one[/u:3e0qn3wr] reason colonists came to America? Interviewee: Freedom Interviewer: That is correct

Chad Ochoseis Sep 14 2013 06:12 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Hint: If they ask you about "taking the piss", note that here in the States, it involves a urinal. Congratulations!

metirish Sep 15 2013 12:55 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Hint: If they ask you about "taking the piss", note that here in the States, it involves a urinal. Congratulations! haha Lorcan is very happy and insists on teaching me the Pledge of Allegiance(they do it in school daily),and telling me that" Mr. Obama" is the president.

themetfairy Sep 15 2013 02:50 AM Re: Citizen Coen

metirish wrote: Hint: If they ask you about "taking the piss", note that here in the States, it involves a urinal. Congratulations! haha Lorcan is very happy and insists on teaching me the Pledge of Allegiance(they do it in school daily),and telling me that" Mr. Obama" is the president. That's precious!

Edgy MD Sep 16 2013 04:17 PM Re: Citizen Coen

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? Question 8 Audio (363KB MP3) declared our independence (from Great Britain) Now how am I going to remember that one?

MFS62 Sep 24 2013 01:54 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Late to this thread. As we used to say in the Bronx "[crossout:2jvz0nvq]Shit, there goes the neighborhood![/crossout:2jvz0nvq]Welcome. We can't wait for you to complete that journey." Will you change your screen name? Later

metirish Sep 24 2013 04:14 PM Re: Citizen Coen

LOL......metamerican? , metdualcitizen metirishamerican They cashed the check I sent so here goes...

metirish Apr 21 2014 04:06 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Tuesday morning is the interview , ceremony at a later date I think (hope) , can't wait .

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2014 01:23 PM Re: Citizen Coen

HERE COMES THE FLAG [youtube:2saztm3v]ZfGDFgdmdvo[/youtube:2saztm3v]

dgwphotography Apr 21 2014 01:58 PM Re: Citizen Coen

metirish wrote: Tuesday morning is the interview , ceremony at a later date I think (hope) , can't wait . Good luck, and remember that you now have to refer to the sport as 'soccer'.

themetfairy Apr 21 2014 02:25 PM Re: Citizen Coen

metirish wrote: Tuesday morning is the interview , ceremony at a later date I think (hope) , can't wait . Best of luck - let us know when the ceremony will take place!

metirish Apr 21 2014 03:26 PM Re: Citizen Coen Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 22 2014 02:25 AM

dgwphotography wrote: metirish wrote: Tuesday morning is the interview , ceremony at a later date I think (hope) , can't wait . Good luck, and remember that you now have to refer to the sport as 'soccer'. thanks guys, funny thing is in Ireland we do call it soccer because football to us is Gaelic football our national sport. soccerball is what I heard LFWS call it ...lol

Rockin' Doc Apr 22 2014 02:12 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Best of luck with the interview. Just remember "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet." Seriously, I'm confident you will be fine tomorrow.

metirish Apr 22 2014 11:32 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Well , it went fine, but I swear the Immigration agent was from Russia , think Tina Fey in the Muppets movie, except I had to ask her to repeat several questions because I could not understand her ....she recommended me for citizenship, that's how it works....final approvel coming with oath date. I felt bad for a lot of the people sitting there waiting, when you get to the 7th floor you are greeted with a loud New Yorker barking " open appointment letter, take it to that officer and take a seat"......so fucking nasty....one you are nervous, I can't imagine how much more amped up you are if English is not your language ...it's a nasty place but I guess they must keep it moving as it was packed. I got first six questions and that was that portion.......what ocean in on the west coast?....what happened on Sep. 11?....why are there 13 stripes on the flag? , how many senators are there? , what is the name of the National Anthem ? the I had to read a sentence , then write out a sentence ...

themetfairy Apr 22 2014 11:37 PM Re: Citizen Coen

We need to have a BIG party once you take your oath!

Ceetar Apr 23 2014 06:47 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Didn't realize it was graded. Think you'll tie Pujols? (he got a 100) [url]http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2758836

metirish Apr 24 2014 12:43 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Let me tell, this Russian double agent left no room for nonsense , I was six for six so there was no need for her to ask more and no need for showboating from me....

MFS62 Apr 25 2014 02:10 PM Re: Citizen Coen

6 for 6? That's something we'd like to see on the baseball forum. Good job. Later

cooby classic Apr 28 2014 07:05 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Nice job Conor!

themetfairy May 31 2014 02:31 AM Re: Citizen Coen

So - any word on when we're having the big swearing in party for you?

metirish Aug 20 2014 02:43 AM Re: Citizen Coen

As many of you have seen I go approved for citizenship and now just need to wait for the letter confirming oath ceremony ......it has been a long journey to this point but I would not change a thing .....especially my Mets love

themetfairy Aug 20 2014 03:36 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Congratulations! I can't wait to celebrate you officially becoming an American :)

metirish Sep 08 2014 01:25 AM Re: Citizen Coen Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 08 2014 01:48 AM

I will be sworn in Friday at 11am, when I left for Ireland I got an email saying they had sent me a letter with the date , I didn't expect it to be the week I came back, I have not even informed my job and I am sure the patient schedule is busy for that day but whatever. Of a bigger concern is hoping I can take Lorcan with me .

themetfairy Sep 08 2014 01:38 AM Re: Citizen Coen

That is such wonderful news - Mazel tov Citizen Coen!

MFS62 Sep 09 2014 03:28 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Great news! We'll be there in spirit. Later

Mets Willets Point Sep 12 2014 04:12 PM Re: Citizen Coen

He's one of us now. A few moments of congratulations, and then the hazing ritual begins.

Edgy MD Sep 12 2014 04:15 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Welcome aboard, Coen. Cool that this thread is almost exactly a year old.

Edgy MD Sep 12 2014 05:05 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Welcome to the land of miniature flags and drop-tile ceilings, metirish.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2014 05:13 PM Re: Citizen Coen

"One of us, one of us"

seawolf17 Sep 12 2014 06:29 PM Re: Citizen Coen

I'd like to think that in a fit of excitement, Irish ripped that flag right off the front of the podium.

themetfairy Sep 12 2014 07:08 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Mazel Tov, my fellow American!

metirish Sep 12 2014 09:28 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Thanks y'all ...:), it has been great to share this journey with the forum. It was a wonderful experience this morning , 149 candidates from 61 countries, as each country was called out in alphabetical order the candidate stood and we all clapped, the DR had by far the largest group, I do believe I was the only rep from Ireland . NYC Votes was on hand to register the new citizens to vote. I of course did register and should receive mail in the next few weeks. I was told I will be all set to vote in November. I have already filled out the application for a passport, that was part of the package they gave us all. I feel proud to have finally followed though on the process. Yes, they played Lee Greenwood's God Bless the USA. There were video messages from Madeline Albright and President Obama . I can't wait to vote and I suppose I will look forward to jury duty :)

Ashie62 Sep 12 2014 10:33 PM Re: Citizen Coen

And the best Irishman stepped forward, Well done!

d'Kong76 Sep 12 2014 11:13 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Frayed, that is one weird picture. Congrats again, irish.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2014 11:43 PM Re: Citizen Coen Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 13 2014 03:38 AM

d'Kong76 wrote: Frayed, that is one weird picture. Yeah. I went with 'Obscure Eight Decade Old Movies' for $600 on that one. I was playing off Willett's quote that MI was now "one of us", a line that was featured prominently in the 1932 cult classic film FREAKS which was also the source of that picture. As you can probably guess, it was a movie about circus oddities, and while these 'freaks' were certainly the oddballs in the real world, in the circus world they weren't. In the climax of the film all the freaks start a creepy chant declaring one of the 'normal' folks was now "one of us ... one of us" because he was on their turf. Like I said, kind of obscure.

MFS62 Sep 13 2014 02:40 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Another welcome and job well done. Just remember, now that you're an official Yank, you don't have to root for that team. :) Later

G-Fafif Sep 13 2014 04:34 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Congratulations on now being able to say, like a real American, "I've had it with those people coming over here."

d'Kong76 Sep 13 2014 05:29 PM Re: Citizen Coen

Frayed Knot wrote: the 1932 cult classic film FREAKS which was also the source of that picture. Kinda sounds familiar, will have to see if the library system has it.

MFS62 Sep 18 2014 07:40 PM Re: Citizen Coen

d'Kong76 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: the 1932 cult classic film FREAKS which was also the source of that picture. Kinda sounds familiar, will have to see if the library system has it. If you can't find it, you can just look at the fans in the right field bleachers at YS III. Later

metirish Apr 12 2017 01:40 AM Re: Citizen Coen

My sister Ailish who followed me out to NYC May 5th 1995 was sworn in today as a new citizen , her journey was different than mine but she worked hard and did it.

themetfairy Apr 12 2017 01:47 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Mazel Tov to Ailish!

MFS62 Apr 12 2017 10:09 PM Re: Citizen Coen

All the best, to you, her, and the rest of the family. Later

cooby Apr 13 2017 12:44 AM Re: Citizen Coen

Congratulations to her :)