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Were you a Nazi? And other questions from the U.S. citizenship application

KUOW | By Amina Ibrahim

Published August 10, 2017 at 10:11 AM AKDT

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Abdulai Yakubu came to the U.S. to pursue a Masters in Public Administration at Cornell. The plan was to go back to Ghana, but then he decided to apply for citizenship. Click or tap to see some of his answers on the citizenship form.

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"No! I think this has to be one of my favorite questions on the form. I wasn't even born."

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"No. So mind you this is a 20 page form."

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"No. Why did I decide to apply for citizenship? That's the safer option. You know I'm black, I'm an immigrant, and I'm Muslim. I don't want to have to travel and get stuck at the airport coming back because of some rule changes."

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"No. Who did I have to leave behind? Pretty much everybody. I am not in the U.S. with any of my close friends or family. I’m here alone and it’s been a bit difficult. [But] I haven’t regretted my decision."";s:3:

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"No." After attending Cornell, Abdulai worked at Goldman Sachs and then moved to Seattle. He plans to submit his citizenship application this week along with a check for $725. Click on the audio to hear how he made it to the States in the first place.

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The process of immigrating to the U.S. is complicated and getting harder all the time. Abdulai Yakubu immigrated from Ghana to go to Cornell University and ended up in Seattle.

He has made it most of the way through the immigration process. Now he’s now wading through the questions of the U.S. Application for Naturalization. Click or tap on the photos above to see his answers.

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