Anyone had oath ceremony in Houston?

[panpan 0]

I am going to Houston (Aldine road) for my oath ceremony on 22nd.

Just wondering is cellphone allowed inside and is my boyfriend allowed to get in?

I am reported be there at 7am, how long can it be done?

thanks!

[jamieswith 0]

I am going to Houston (Aldine road) for my oath ceremony on 22nd.

Just wondering is cellphone allowed inside and is my boyfriend allowed to get in?

I am reported be there at 7am, how long can it be done?

thanks!

Congratulations! I'll see you there! I'm there for my own oath at exactly the same time on the same day.

I was told by the interviewer who gave me the oath letter that i might need to anticipate being there until 11, maybe noon depending on if I stay to sort out other things after the ceremony... beyond that I don't know.

Regards,

Jamie

[panpan 0]

we have to stay here from 7am to 12 noon? why is it take so long?

so do you know if cellphone allowed? also what do they mean by proper dress code?

thanks!

I am going to Houston (Aldine road) for my oath ceremony on 22nd.

Just wondering is cellphone allowed inside and is my boyfriend allowed to get in?

I am reported be there at 7am, how long can it be done?

thanks!

Congratulations! I'll see you there! I'm there for my own oath at exactly the same time on the same day.

I was told by the interviewer who gave me the oath letter that i might need to anticipate being there until 11, maybe noon depending on if I stay to sort out other things after the ceremony... beyond that I don't know.

Regards,

Jamie

[jamieswith 0]

Propper dress code = smart dress, in light of the seriousness of the event.

Do we HAVE to stay 7am until noon? No.

The actual oath ceremony (with speach etc) is about 2 hours normally (So we'll be "done" by around 9am) however there are usually desks there to sort out things like updating your status with the SSA and applying for a passport, registering to vote etc etc - if you choose to stay and take care of those things too while you're there - then you will be there until noon.

Regards,

Jamie

we have to stay here from 7am to 12 noon? why is it take so long?

so do you know if cellphone allowed? also what do they mean by proper dress code?

thanks!

I am going to Houston (Aldine road) for my oath ceremony on 22nd.

Just wondering is cellphone allowed inside and is my boyfriend allowed to get in?

I am reported be there at 7am, how long can it be done?

thanks!

Congratulations! I'll see you there! I'm there for my own oath at exactly the same time on the same day.

I was told by the interviewer who gave me the oath letter that i might need to anticipate being there until 11, maybe noon depending on if I stay to sort out other things after the ceremony... beyond that I don't know.

Regards,

Jamie

[panpan 0]

What is SSA?

I thought we could apply passport in any US post office.

Propper dress code = smart dress, in light of the seriousness of the event.

Do we HAVE to stay 7am until noon? No.

The actual oath ceremony (with speach etc) is about 2 hours normally (So we'll be "done" by around 9am) however there are usually desks there to sort out things like updating your status with the SSA and applying for a passport, registering to vote etc etc - if you choose to stay and take care of those things too while you're there - then you will be there until noon.

Regards,

Jamie

we have to stay here from 7am to 12 noon? why is it take so long?

so do you know if cellphone allowed? also what do they mean by proper dress code?

thanks!

I am going to Houston (Aldine road) for my oath ceremony on 22nd.

Just wondering is cellphone allowed inside and is my boyfriend allowed to get in?

I am reported be there at 7am, how long can it be done?

thanks!

Congratulations! I'll see you there! I'm there for my own oath at exactly the same time on the same day.

I was told by the interviewer who gave me the oath letter that i might need to anticipate being there until 11, maybe noon depending on if I stay to sort out other things after the ceremony... beyond that I don't know.

Regards,

Jamie

[jasminelily 1]

You can definitely apply your passport at the post office if you don't want to wait around. But you will need to go to SSA first before you apply your passport because you have to mail off your original naturalization certificate with the passport application, which means you would be without it for about a month.

SSA = Social Security Administration, where they issue your Social Security Number, you will have to update with them your new status after you get your naturalization certificate, which is changed from Legal Permanent Resident into Citizen.

How long have you been here (U.S.A.)?

[panpan 0]

oh. I have been here for a little over 6 years.

I don't really understand this

"But you will need to go to SSA first before you apply your passport because you have to mail off your original naturalization certificate with the passport application"

We get the original naturalization certificate at the oath right? we go to SSA is just for getting status changed.

sorry for so many questions I have asked, I am still in College, the US immigration system really confused me..

thanks

You can definitely apply your passport at the post office if you don't want to wait around. But you will need to go to SSA first before you apply your passport because you have to mail off your original naturalization certificate with the passport application, which means you would be without it for about a month.

SSA = Social Security Administration, where they issue your Social Security Number, you will have to update with them your new status after you get your naturalization certificate, which is changed from Legal Permanent Resident into Citizen.

How long have you been here (U.S.A.)?

[jasminelily 1]

oh. I have been here for a little over 6 years.

I don't really understand this

"But you will need to go to SSA first before you apply your passport because you have to mail off your original naturalization certificate with the passport application"

We get the original naturalization certificate at the oath right? we go to SSA is just for getting status changed.

sorry for so many questions I have asked, I am still in College, the US immigration system really confused me..

thanks

You can definitely apply your passport at the post office if you don't want to wait around. But you will need to go to SSA first before you apply your passport because you have to mail off your original naturalization certificate with the passport application, which means you would be without it for about a month.

SSA = Social Security Administration, where they issue your Social Security Number, you will have to update with them your new status after you get your naturalization certificate, which is changed from Legal Permanent Resident into Citizen.

How long have you been here (U.S.A.)?

I'll send you a private message.

[NatPatBen 3]

Congratulations to both of you.

By oath ceremony, do you mean you went to the justice of the peace? If so, that's the same route I plan to go in a few months. Any advice?

[jasminelily 1]

Congratulations to both of you.

By oath ceremony, do you mean you went to the justice of the peace? If so, that's the same route I plan to go in a few months. Any advice?

Well... I'm not eligible to file until next year. But I've heard the details of oath ceremony in Houston. It's about 2000-3000 people all at once. The location is at a school stadium that can contain the amount of people, not at justice of the peace, don't think all people would fit in the little court house either. What kind of advice do you need?