HOW LONG CEREMONY TAKES

[hath 0]

hi everybody,

Soon i will have the naturalization oath ceremony in Hartford, ct and it says from 10:00 am to 3: 30 pm . does it mean the ceremony takes around hours or what ? THANKS

[Inky 1,110]

It means what it says. The ceremony starts at 10 in the morning and ends at 3:30 in the afternoon.

[nwctzn 55]

hi everybody,

Soon i will have the naturalization oath ceremony in Hartford, ct and it says from 10:00 am to 3: 30 pm . does it mean the ceremony takes around hours or what ? THANKS

That seems to be awful long. In Raleigh-Durham, the ceremony took about 2 hours and there were about 70 people naturalized.

[Kajikit 65]

I'm sure it depends on where you are in the country and how crowded the oath-taking ceremony is going to be. Just look at the description posted earlier today - 6000 attendees at one ceremony, so it took hours on end just to get through them all.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

I left my home at 8:00 in the morning and was back around 8:00 at night. Keep your entire day open for the most important event in your lifetime, unless you are an astronaut scheduled to be the first man on Mars.

[Penguin_ie 5,992]

The actual ceremony probably won't take that long, but if it is a large group of people being naturalised, they need to check everyone's paperwork first, get their greencards etc.

[hath 0]

thank you....i got an an idea now about how long it may take. Yet, i have another concern . My wife is going with me to the oath ceremony and i am worried if they would let her in or there is room where she supposed to wait for me ??? i need your advice here esp you said that the ceremony takes some hours. thanks

[Penguin_ie 5,992]

It depends on the set-up wherever the ceremony is held. I had mine in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and they do it in the waitingroom of the USCIS office, so you are with your spouse in the same room while waiting and through the ceremony, though for the ceremony itself, all the applicants sit at the front in numbered chairs

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The actual ceremony doesn't take that long, even when you are talking about a large number of citizen-designates. However, getting everyone processed, and in their assigned seats takes a while. Then, there is the presentation, orientation, greeting by the President (taped), all the other speakers, Pledge of Allegiance, singing the National Anthem and America the Beautiful, and in our case, the calling of the roll as the certificates are handed out. Finally, after dismissal, there is the huge crowd of spectators trying to reunite with the new citizen. For us, they opened the doors early, separated us, me to the balcony, her to processing. It took a couple hours for everyone to get seated, and then about an hour to finally get back to our car. In by 8:30 am, out by noon.

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