Time between interview and taking oath?

[zeo 0]

We are in the DFW area and my wife got her interview letter for Sept. 29, 2009 and wanted to once the interview is complete how much longer would it be to get the oath letter?

I also wanted to know if my wife can travel abroad after her interview and before her oath ceremony?

[IT_1 0]

Its depend on your local office . I belive atleast once in a month oath ceremony. I will say your wife will get in OCT window..

[krysia 0]

I also wanted to know if my wife can travel abroad after her interview and before her oath ceremony?

Untill the oath you are still just a green card holder and you can travel with your green card

at the oath ceremony they take away your green card and you cannot travel untill you apply and receive your passport

[NickD 203]

I specifically instructed my wife to ask if she could say her oath the same day if she passed her interview that some field offices do this. She was told that it's not the policy of the St. Paul office. Kind of knew that. Then if the answer is no, when can she expect her oath letter, she was told within two weeks. I let four weeks go by then I contacted my senator to inquire what is going wrong, wife was told within two weeks, four weeks went by. Within two hours of that call, her oath letter was e-mailed to me. According to the interview form, they have up to 120 days to send you your oath letter, if not, you can take them to court. Probably not good to take the hand that controls your life to court, but is an option. But the important part is to get a verbal commitment from them, without that verbal commitment, would have no reason to contact my senator. We already had problems with the I-751 having our application misplaced is the word they used, the same thing happened to her USC application.

We based on our case on our wife's friend, also from Venezuela that was six months ahead of us, with her problems with the I-751, then the N-400, you do have a right to ask how long that oath letter would come in. Her friend lives in Illinois only 40 miles from St. Louis but was assigned to the Chicago office, downtown, took a train, and hotels in downtown Chicago are not cheap. She never asked about her oath letter, and it never came in. I suggested for her to contact her senator, was Obama, and no where around too busy running for president, she never got a reply. She didn't want to take the USCIS to court, so just waited, 15 months went by and she finally got her oath letter. Perhaps someone in Chicago had some extra time to look over the old files, I don't know. So while my wife's friend was always six months ahead of us, wife beat her by nine months to finish. Nothing like dealing with the USCIS.

[bulaklak 0]

We are in the DFW area and my wife got her interview letter for Sept. 29, 2009 and wanted to once the interview is complete how much longer would it be to get the oath letter?

I also wanted to know if my wife can travel abroad after her interview and before her oath ceremony?

In my experienced it took 15 days before I recieve my oath taking schedule letter

She can travel after she get her American passport. she can apply american passport after the oath taking ceremony;and at the same day get the passport. this is what happened in My case. but can't garante it will happen to her as well.

Edited August 19, 2009 by bulaklak

[zeo 0]

I also wanted to know if my wife can travel abroad after her interview and before her oath ceremony?

Untill the oath you are still just a green card holder and you can travel with your green card

at the oath ceremony they take away your green card and you cannot travel untill you apply and receive your passport

Please confirm the following

Thanks. So this means after the interview and before the oath ceremony my wife can travel on her pakistani passport and with her green card to Pakistan with no issue?

Once she goes to the oath ceremony then she will give her green card and then she may apply for her US passport?

[MoroccanInTexas 24]

If you are in DFW, and you finish your interview by 11:00 with no issues. You will have the oath ceremony on the Irving new office around 2PM.

Good luck

[NickD 203]

Another twilight zone time, no such thing as a mutually agreed upon appointment date with the USCIS, when they say show up, you either show up or can experience major delays.

It's like they expect you to be waiting at your mailbox and reply instantly if you cannot make an appointment so they can reschedule their appointments, if that letter comes in, will anybody be home to open it and contact you? Then there is the question of lead time, in our case, we had just three days to prepare when we received our oath letter, but may have had problems coming back the way the airlines are running today, or may be weeks away. Just too many variables. Unless this trip is an emergency would think twice about leaving if you want to proceed with your divorce with the USCIS.

[AusCal 3]

Please confirm the following

Thanks. So this means after the interview and before the oath ceremony my wife can travel on her pakistani passport and with her green card to Pakistan with no issue?

Once she goes to the oath ceremony then she will give her green card and then she may apply for her US passport?

That is correct. Just be aware she needs to meet the same physical presence & continuous residency requirements as at interview on oath day. Unless she is currently "borderline", this shouldn't be an issue. On the back of the oath notification advice there will be a series or questions - one of these relates to travel between interview & oath.

I'm sure you are aware, after the oath when your wife has surrendered her greencard, she will not be permitted to travel internationally until she has received a US passport.

[Helphelp1 0]

I specifically instructed my wife to ask if she could say her oath the same day if she passed her interview that some field offices do this. She was told that it's not the policy of the St. Paul office. Kind of knew that. Then if the answer is no, when can she expect her oath letter, she was told within two weeks. I let four weeks go by then I contacted my senator to inquire what is going wrong, wife was told within two weeks, four weeks went by. Within two hours of that call, her oath letter was e-mailed to me. According to the interview form, they have up to 120 days to send you your oath letter, if not, you can take them to court. Probably not good to take the hand that controls your life to court, but is an option. But the important part is to get a verbal commitment from them, without that verbal commitment, would have no reason to contact my senator. We already had problems with the I-751 having our application misplaced is the word they used, the same thing happened to her USC application.

We based on our case on our wife's friend, also from Venezuela that was six months ahead of us, with her problems with the I-751, then the N-400, you do have a right to ask how long that oath letter would come in. Her friend lives in Illinois only 40 miles from St. Louis but was assigned to the Chicago office, downtown, took a train, and hotels in downtown Chicago are not cheap. She never asked about her oath letter, and it never came in. I suggested for her to contact her senator, was Obama, and no where around too busy running for president, she never got a reply. She didn't want to take the USCIS to court, so just waited, 15 months went by and she finally got her oath letter. Perhaps someone in Chicago had some extra time to look over the old files, I don't know. So while my wife's friend was always six months ahead of us, wife beat her by nine months to finish. Nothing like dealing with the USCIS.

NickD i had problem with i751 chicago DO but filed the wom and got approved but now i have another file n400 pending post interview and it has been 120 days already . After the approval of i751 i went to the n400 officer and he gave me the the verbal commitment of 90 days and it has been 45 days already i have not received anything should i go and talk to him again or wait until the 90 days