...is what the lady at the post office said to me upon handing over the mysterious letter that I had received a pickup notice for.
Never one to believe in psychic powers I opened the envelope and saw that she was in fact right. Less than 2 weeks after I sent in the forms Migrationsverket had granted me Swedish citizenship and sent the certificate to prove it. I believe the papers were in the mail longer than it took them to process the application.
Of course I immediately started to think about the great new possibilities I now have as a Swedish citizen. I could for example pile up debts or commit crimes. This would have been a problem before as it negatively affects your application for Swedish citizenship. But now that I am Swedish - why hold back?
Because it is wrong, people. It is wrong and not funny at all. What were you thinking...that I'd really...? Shame on you!
Another thing I could do is change my name. Or add another one at least. In Germany it is close to impossible to change your name for reasons other than marriage or divorce. Here in Sweden it is relatively easy though, especially if you just want to add a middle name. And I find that thought tempting, considering how much I dislike my given name. I could just add a cool (or at least cooler) middle name and then have people call me that. But I need to choose wisely...
* (Translation: "You are a Swede now")
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Congratulations to your citizenship! And yes, adding a middle name is easy, I did it myself 13 years ago (Alice). For some reason I didnt think that my first three names were enough...
Two words: Nina Pumpernickel!
I really have to write a posting about that...
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