Community·Posted on Jun 27, 2023Getting American Citizenship Is Not Easy — if You Managed It In The Last 20 Years, Tell Me HowIt's difficult but doable (for some).by Jess GoodwinBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail As any non-American who's managed to get a green card knows, it can be a daunting process — but not impossible. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF According to the US Department of State's 2022 visa report, nearly 500,000 immigrant visas were issued last year. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF If you got one of them — or managed to snag one sometime in the past 20 years or so — I'm curious how you did it. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Maybe you found an American citizen to marry. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Or maybe you're able to do a super-specific job that hardly anyone can do and were able to get sponsorship via an employer. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Or maybe you lucked out and won the green card lottery. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Let me know in the comments (or via this Google form if you want to remain anonymous) for a future BuzzFeed Community post.