Chicago 3/17/2011 2:35:03 AM
News / Law

Northwestern University Student Gains Citizenship

A student at Northwestern University finally gains citizenship while serving in Kuwait. Chinonso Nwosu who is originally from Nigeria, came to the Us in 2004 and attended Northwestern University in Chicago under a student visa. Nwou signed up for the National Guard in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq in 2008 and 2009. He was awarded his citizenship this week while he is stationed in Kuwait. Nwosu said he worked very hard to gain citizenship.

The Northwestern University student was allowed an expedited citizenship through an act passed after September 11th that allowed people who served in the military accelerated citizenship. There are various ways in which a person can gain citizenship to the US to which an experienced immigration lawyer can inform the immigrant of their options. Students and workers who are seeking citizenship and hold visas have options for gaining citizenship through different endeavors. Many people come to the US hoping to become citizens and fully reaping the benefits of the becoming an American.

The US allows thousands upon thousands of people assisted by immigration lawyers to gain citizenship in the country every year. Many of these immigrants are seeking improved economic situations and others are searching for enhanced personal freedoms. The fact that Nwosu put his life on the line for a country he wasn’t yet a citizen of speaks volumes about the freedoms American citizens enjoy. Immigrants who retain an immigration attorney will be capable of gaining citizenship in the land of freedom if they are willing to sacrifice.