NY citizenship appointment

[fullcircles 0]

I will be filing my N-400 at the end of this summer, so my questions are ( I am in upstate NY )1 does my USC husband have to take YET ANOTHER day off work to attend the interview?, 2 do my children have to attend and mis YET ANOTHER day of school, 3 what are the chances of a same day oath? and 4 if not same day how long will the oath ceramony take to get?

(mid hudson valley, in case that matters) Thanks.

[CaptainPenguin 5]

It depends on how old your kids are but they should be fine, and your husband can stay at home as well. I dont understand why some people make such a huge deal about taking a day off, really ? Naturalization is a HUGE thing that many of us have spend decades looking forward to, if it is not worth taking a day off, you can just stay a permanent resident, it might be more convenient that way. But once again no, if you are the one filing, unless requested, you can take care of it all by your self. If your children are over 18 they will have to have their own interviews.

Chances of a same day oath really depend on which office you will get assigned to and how busy they are, as far as I know Albany does one every few weeks. I you can somehow request to have your interview and or oath in NYC they should in some cases be able to schedule you for a same day ceremony if you have your interview early in the morning.

[tweety 1]

Only the applicant has to be present for interview / oath. Your USC husband is thus not required to attend. If your children are already US citizens they too would not be required to attend.

.... I dont understand why some people make such a huge deal about taking a day off, really ? .....

Some ppl don't get paid days off and rely on their income. This concept may be foreign to you, but this is reality for others.

[CaptainPenguin 5]

Not having paid days off is not a foreign subject to me, as I myself do not get paid for days that I'm off from work. However point being, if your biggest concern about naturalization is that you might miss one single day of work, maybe you should prioritize other things.

[fullcircles 0]

Not having paid days off is not a foreign subject to me, as I myself do not get paid for days that I'm off from work. However point being, if your biggest concern about naturalization is that you might miss one single day of work, maybe you should prioritize other things.

But in truth the immigration prossess is not "just one day off" my husband is a USC and his boss has already been put out quite a bit with all the previous "one day off" for interviews etc, we have 2 kids and are saving for a house and the economy being what it is, one more day off would not be our best course of action unless absolutely necessery.

My children ( aged 17 by the time I apply and almost 10 ) they are not USC so they have to come with me?

[fullcircles 0]

Only the applicant has to be present for interview / oath. Your USC husband is thus not required to attend. If your children are already US citizens they too would not be required to attend.

Some ppl don't get paid days off and rely on their income. This concept may be foreign to you, but this is reality for others.

My kids are not USC, they are Scottish born same as me, will they have to atend the interview? My son will be 17 by then and my daughter will be almost 10 ( she did not get called for biometrics in Jan this year when we did them for removal of conditions nor did they update her picture )