Happy Australia Day

Good Morning or Good Afternoon or Good Evening, 

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I know that several people has judged me in the past, and present time because they have thought that I have came to United States to get a United States citizenship. Well it is not true, I have came to United States to continue living my life and be married to Jacob. There is a process to become a United States citizen. I want to keep my Australian citizenship for the rest of my life.

There is multiple advantages for keeping my Australian citizenship but I would be just willing to share two advantages. One of the advantages for me keeping my Australian citizenship is I was able to submit paperwork, submit printed copy of my marriage license, printed copy of my birth certificate, etc to apply for a legal name change to Australia. 

In other words after applying for a legal name change, Australian government (Births, Marriages, Deaths place) has to approve the application or reject the application. They have approved it, they have sent me the new legal name change certificate and post it to me via mail. Now, Australian government can recognize me as Megan Lindsey instead of Megan Green. 

Between now to my first visit back to Australia, I can continue using my passport as Megan Green until it expires to change the name to Megan Lindsey or whenever I decide to apply for updated information of my passport to change the name sooner and have it as Megan Lindsey.

The other advantage is when I have been done with having children and prior them turning eighteen years old; I can apply online for getting them Australian citizenships. It would be such a advantage because if my children ever wants to live in Australia at one point, they can without having to face law consequences of overstaying their visits. 

Happy Australia Day!

I have been living in Texas United States for the last eighteen months as a United States resident; and during the whole time while I have been living over here, I am still Australian citizen. I have been proud of being a Australian citizen in the past, I am still proud of being Australian citizen at this present time, and I will still be proud of being Australian citizen in the future. 

I remembered celebrating Australia Days' with my family in the past. Whenever my family celebrated Australia's Day at home, I always remembered having BBQ for lunch, my family and I would always have some leftovers from lunch to eat for dinner on that night. My Dad would always cook food on the BBQ on Australia's Day when we celebrate Australia's Day at home. 

He would always cook lamb, onions, fried eggs, mushrooms with cheese on top, beef patties, and so forth. I have remembered going out to places where the church has organized ward activities to get together with church members and non-members were invited to celebrate Australia's Day together. 

I remembered about five years ago for Australia's Day, I went to a ward activity on Australia's Day. I had so much fun. It was good interactions with other church members. I had BBQ for lunch. I have remembered four years ago for Australia Day, I was out with the Young Single Adults and we celebrated Australia Day. We watched a fireworks display in Brisbane city/Southbank, some of us have chosen to go swimming, and some of us just played games with other YSAs. 

I have been grateful for my parents for raising me up in Australia, and I have been grateful for living in Australia for twenty-three years of my life. I have been grateful for all of the past education that I had whilst living in Australia including graduating high school, and I have been grateful for all of the past employment that I had whilst living in Australia. I definitely do miss living in Australia a lot, and I miss living less than several hours drive from the nearest beach. 

I remembered some time not long prior to when I have left Australia to fly to Dallas one way, I had the opportunity to sing the Australian Anthem for the last time before it has made several changes. I definitely cried because reality hits me to know that I don't know when is the next opportunity is going to be for me singing Australian Anthem again. 

Stay Tuned until next time.