It was a day of celebration Monday for 102 people who are now United States citizens.
The group took its oath of allegiance at Stetson University, in Volusia County.
One of the new citizens said she feels relieved to be a U.S. citizen.
"It's like you are born again," Alex Vizcaino said. "I'm proud to be in this country because I got the opportunity to go to college and everything."
Ruth Dorochoff, director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Tampa District, administered the Oath of Allegiance.
The citizenship candidates originate from the following 35 countries: Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam.
The ceremony is part of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' annual celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. This year, USCIS will welcome more than 27,000 new citizens during more than 160 naturalization ceremonies.
Could you pass the citizenship test? There is a list of 100 questions, and applicants have to answer 10 randomly selected questions. Applicants have to get at least six of the 10 questions correct.