Yup, talk about a long term goal. 2949 days is how long it has taken me to work towards this.

So tonight my mom and dad came with me to this place.....

We all sat together in this room

Listening to this man give his speech.

My dad managed to sneak in a naughty little photo

And then i was presented with this certificate.

We sang the National Anthem to the Queen and then i was finally given the title of Full British Citizen.

As i have already said; its taken me 2949 days and over £3000; but i can say with pride that i did this on my own. I stuck with it. Jumped through all the hoops and worked my way through all the red tape.

Although today i have been given British Citizenship by her Majesty, my heart will always be South African.