Sentence examples for i became eligible from inspiring English sources

After a few years, I became eligible to apply for a green card, which grants you the right to live and work in the U.S. Five years after the card is issued, you can apply for citizenship.

"I have thought long and hard about the opportunity of playing for England after I became eligible to play," Chase added.

After two years I became eligible for retirement, and my vacation days have also increased from a mere five to a respectable 15.

When I became eligible to vote in 1979, national politics was a much different animal.

I became eligible for the draft lottery the previous December and every male student born the same year had their birth date painted on a little ball and dropped into a hopper that spun the numbers.

How do I become eligible for fellowship awards in a PhD/DMA program?

"Even though I'd become eligible, I'd still have to qualify.

The main point is I have become eligible to compete here and I wanted to be sure I made my team, my friends, my family and my supporters proud".

"I did become eligible on 1 December, but nothing's changed for me really.

"If I stay here for five years," he added, "I automatically become eligible for a green card, for permanent residency".

I am very lucky, considering: My parents just became eligible for citizenship this year, and once they take the test and become naturalized, they can petition for a green card for me.