So, I first applied when I was a junior in college...I think I'd just turned 21...so it was denied because we found out my parents had dropped the ball on my becoming a citizen. It happened to a lot of us...we fell through the cracks or our parents were eating too many funny brownies...anyway, TEN years later, and I finally am free to travel the world as a legitimate U.S. Citizen...and now I can vote legally too! I was illegal for 21 years and never knew. I'm planning a trip to Thailand in October...that will be the first of many trips abroad. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!