A First-Hand Look At The U.S. Citizenship Process

Newsy's Ben Schamisso shares his journey to becoming an American citizen.

The immigration process includes years of hurdles to get to citizenship - from the initial application, to getting a green card, needing to legally hold it for three to five years and then actually going through the naturalization process.

Newsy's Ben Schamisso and 25 other immigrants became U.S. Citizens at a federal courthouse in Chicago last Friday — a solemn and emotional moment years in the making.

"I took the oath and that was it, so I am an American citizen and it feels pretty good, Schamisso said. "It's a new day."