Here is a good one ....

[sheepnfish 0]

I am really confused

When do you become a citizen at the interview or at oath?

Have a blonde moment

[club royale 0]

at the oath

[sheepnfish 0]

at the oath

sorry to sound confused but I was under the idea that you would know sooner then waiting for oath.

in our town the oath is only once a year???

[Flames9_RN 358]

yep, not till ur at the oath with the naturalization letter in ur hand!!

At the interview that may (or may not) say you passed, BUT your not a USA citizen until the COMPLETION of the oath ceremony.

Edited February 11, 2009 by flames9

[sheepnfish 0]

yep, not till ur at the oath with the naturalization letter in ur hand!!

At the interview that may (or may not) say you passed, BUT your not a USA citizen until the COMPLETION of the oath ceremony.

Thanks flames9

I think I remember you from 2005 ?? on visa journey

Do you know when you can work for the goverment?

[Flames9_RN 358]

yep, not till ur at the oath with the naturalization letter in ur hand!!

At the interview that may (or may not) say you passed, BUT your not a USA citizen until the COMPLETION of the oath ceremony.

Thanks flames9

I think I remember you from 2005 ?? on visa journey

Do you know when you can work for the goverment?

not al USA govt jobs require you to be a USA citizen, have to check the posting. If they require you to be a citizen, then you can't until you have COMPLETED the oath ceremony.

Where do you live? I'm sure they must have more than 1 oath ceremony a year!

Ya, I have been on VJ now since 2004,lol

[sheepnfish 0]

yep, not till ur at the oath with the naturalization letter in ur hand!!

At the interview that may (or may not) say you passed, BUT your not a USA citizen until the COMPLETION of the oath ceremony.

Thanks flames9

I think I remember you from 2005 ?? on visa journey

Do you know when you can work for the goverment?

not al USA govt jobs require you to be a USA citizen, have to check the posting. If they require you to be a citizen, then you can't until you have COMPLETED the oath ceremony.

Where do you live? I'm sure they must have more than 1 oath ceremony a year!

Ya, I have been on VJ now since 2004,lol

WOW ! 2004 me 2005 HAHAHA

near St Albans Vt ( thats the Vt VSC) but I live in NY state.

The vt field office is the near me so I don't know if the oath will be in NY or VT. confuseing

[rclouse 0]

At my wife's ceremony the judge congratulated the new citizens immediately after they finished reciting the oath.

[NickD 203]

Ironically, my wife had to read the oath to her IO at the interview, then sign it, but left as a LPR the way she came in. During the oath ceremony, didn't sign anything, and could have just lip synced if indeed anyone was watching her, but weren't, too busy reading the oath. But that is when she became a USC, she signed her certificate at home.

[epey_denz24 1]

at the oath

hi there my husband is GC for almost 6 years and he filled petition for me under I130.OCT. 18, 2005. he received the receipt notice. and after the long wait we haven't receive any notice from NVC. So we found out in uscis online case status that our case is received and pending. Because he want to upgrade his petition for me he apply Citizenship and thank God He just only waiting for his oath taking ceremony. (we pray that it will take a month as other did) id like to ask some advice how to upgrade his petition for me, what he should first do if he finally got his certificate?? . we badly need youre help...thankz..

our married Nov. 2004 (gc holder)

filled I130 Oct. 18, 2005 and receipt no.

nothings follow.

Oct. 2008 apply N400

Date of finger printing-Nov. 2008

Interview dated: Feb. 04, 2009 PASSED

oath taking:********

[cHiQy 1]

Upgrading a Petition - If You Were an LPR and Now are an American Citizen

If you filed a petition for your family member when you were a lawful permanent resident (LPR), and now you are an U.S. citizen, you must upgrade the petition from family second preference (F2) to immediate relative (IR). You can do this by sending proof of your citizenship to the National Visa Center (NVC). To prove that you are a U.S. citizen, you can send:

A copy of the biodata page of your U.S. passport; or

A copy of your certificate of naturalization

Important Notice: If you are now a U.S. citizen, you must file separate immigrant visa petitions for each of your children. If you upgrade a family second preference (F2) petition for your family member and you did not file separate petitions for your children when you were a lawful permanent resident (LPR), you must do so now. A child does not have derivative status in an immediate relative (IR) petition. This is different from the family second preference (F2) petition. A child is included in his/her parent's F2 petition. A child is not included in his/her parent's IR petition.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...es_1306.html#11