Naturalization Interview Scheduled!

[zyggy 9]

congrats!

Is your interview scheduled or your oath. My oath was on a separate date, months away from the interview. I did not get the passport the same day I took the oath but I WISH, I traveled the day after the oath with a foreign passport - oh imagine what trouble I was in when I returned to US.

Thanks for your post!

This appointment is for the interview. However, in our office, they do offer same-day oath ceremonies. Because of our appointment time, it's still not clear to me if he will make the same-day, or if he can get a next-day. I will find out ahead of time by visiting the office, because we will have out of town guests attending the oath ceremony.

But! I'm interested to hear your travel story--you traveled after the oath, but without a US passport? I'm guessing that you went to Europe? What *did* happen when you returned??? I will be very interested in your reply.

In our case, we are traveling to Mexico and USCs may return to the US from Mexico without a passport. Other parts of the world specifically require a US passport.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/v...mentary_req.xml

Documentary Requirements for Entry To The United States

Travel from within the Western Hemisphere (North, Central or South America)

U.S. citizens:

Are exempt from passport requirements. However, it is highly recommended that a U.S. Citizen be prepared to present documentation such as valid or expired U.S. passport, U.S. birth certificate, or Naturalization certificate to avoid delays.

So, in the worst case scenario, he may travel on photo ID and his natz certificate. Considering the expense and wait for getting a naturalization certificate replaced (a year or more), you can imagine that I'm reluctant to go backpacking around Mexico (heck, anywhere) with it. So, we'll see about getting an emergency appointment at the passport office in Seattle and taking a day trip up there to get his US passport before the trip (one week later!).

Well, I'm very interested in hearing back from you on your story!

So I had my oath and I decided to not get a new passport, even though I was traveling the day after the oath ceremony ! SMART - or for sure NOT. I left US using a Romanian passport, but now I was a US citizen and no, nobody said nothing to me. I did not realize the gravity of what I had done until I came back to US. ..I get back to US, they ask for my passport. I gave them the Romanian passport. The lady asked for my greencard. I HAD NO GREENCARD! I told her that I naturalized and showed the Certificate showing so. She then took my papers and started yelling at me. She basically said, YOU HAVE TAKEN A OATH, YOU HAVE GIVEN UP ROMANIAN CITIZENSHIP TO BE A US CITIZEN. AND HERE YOU ARE TRAVELLING WITH A ROMANIAN PASSPORT! THIS IS ILLEGAL! THIS PASSPORT IS NOT VALID ANYMORE! Well it was valid in other countries, like Romania because they allow double citizenship but not valid in US. I felt so embarassed, people were watching me but I guess I deserved it. A guy came and took me into a back room, they refused to stamp my entry in US because the passport was not valid. I waited there for awhile then I was called to an office where a guy asked me all kinds of questions (where were you, what did you do there, where do you live, where do you go to school, where do you work, who do you live with, what are your parents names, what do they do,...etc.) He let me go after telling me that I should go get a passport and never try to do anything like that again; that passport is invalid and I should not use it again because I would not be let go that easily again.. Offcourse that they did not stamp my entry, I think he had his computer turned on and he might have filled some papers but I have nothing showing my entry back....They let me go but my family was waiting for me for more than 2 hours....Anyways I would not recommend it, I was 20 then and did not want to spend the money on a new passport. My father was really mad because he had his oath ceremony with me and kept telling me that we should go get a passport...this was only 3 years ago yeah I've grown up and ..Well, I don't know if anybody was or is as "smart" as me , heh once a US citizen the foreign passport is invalid. duh

That is absolutely true.. Once you are a US Citizen, you are only recognized by the US Government as a US Citizen and therefore must present one's self at a POE as a US Citizen...

[crissy 0]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!

[meauxna 15]

Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is Number 47. Until August 7, 1953, Congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union

I'm glad thisw thread came back up--I forgot to laugh at your questions, DM! The DAH enjoyed them very much, but can't commit one more factoid to memory!

(My dad's from Ohio. I'll be sure to rub his nose in this one!)

[Rob and Cathy 0]

WTG!!! Congratulations !!!

And I wanted to say thank you for your information on another post about the quick overview of applying for citizenship. We will read the guide and instructions carefully.

Cathy n Rob

[meauxna 15]

WTG!!! Congratulations !!!

And I wanted to say thank you for your information on another post about the quick overview of applying for citizenship. We will read the guide and instructions carefully.

Cathy n Rob

thanks!