TWO QUESTIONS AFTER PASSING THE NATURALIZATION TEST!!!!

[daphne2109 0]

Hi all, I have two questions, as I passed my citizenship test, and they gave me a paper in which they will notify me when to get the Oath:

1) My friend told me that she heard that when you pass the test, they will send you the naturalization certificate by mail, and then they will send you a letter in order to get the Oath(so that means can you skip the ceremony?How weird is it?)..........I always thought that without Oath you cannot get the naturalization certificate, and if it would be like that when you return in the 10 yr green card? How REALLY does everything work? Now I'm confused........

2) after we get the naturalization certificate we are supposed to go to the Social security # office to show them the naturalization certificate? how does it work?

Tks so much for yr help....please shed some light on my questions cuz I'm puzzled now........Although I'm very happy for passing the test.

Good luck to everybody!!!!!

[v333k 59]

Hi all, I have two questions, as I passed my citizenship test, and they gave me a paper in which they will notify me when to get the Oath:

1) My friend told me that she heard that when you pass the test, they will send you the naturalization certificate by mail, and then they will send you a letter in order to get the Oath(so that means can you skip the ceremony?How weird is it?)..........I always thought that without Oath you cannot get the naturalization certificate, and if it would be like that when you return in the 10 yr green card? How REALLY does everything work? Now I'm confused........

2) after we get the naturalization certificate we are supposed to go to the Social security # office to show them the naturalization certificate? how does it work?

Tks so much for yr help....please shed some light on my questions cuz I'm puzzled now........Although I'm very happy for passing the test.

Good luck to everybody!!!!!

Hi,

You will receive an oath ceremony letter which you will attend and once you take the oath, they will give you your certificate on the spot. Different offices handle it differently - some have a SS rep that does the update to your SSN and others don't where you end up going to your local SS office and get your SSN updated. Usually, they will take a copy of the certificate but this is normally the correct process.

HTH

[mamamimi 8]

Hi,

You will receive an oath ceremony letter which you will attend and once you take the oath, they will give you your certificate on the spot. Different offices handle it differently - some have a SS rep that does the update to your SSN and others don't where you end up going to your local SS office and get your SSN updated. Usually, they will take a copy of the certificate but this is normally the correct process.

HTH

That is correct and you need to bring the letter with you and your green card if you have one. Also get all the information for Voters registration your voice counts now!! Congratulations the Oath Ceremony is very emotional and beautiful...

Edited September 28, 2010 by mamamimi

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You will become a US citizen, once you have been sworn in. At that time you surrender your Green Card and receive your Certificate of Citizenship. Don't believe a single thing your friend is telling you, as she has no clue what she's talking about.

[aleful 1,905]

Hi all, I have two questions, as I passed my citizenship test, and they gave me a paper in which they will notify me when to get the Oath:

1) My friend told me that she heard that when you pass the test, they will send you the naturalization certificate by mail, and then they will send you a letter in order to get the Oath(so that means can you skip the ceremony?How weird is it?)..........I always thought that without Oath you cannot get the naturalization certificate, and if it would be like that when you return in the 10 yr green card? How REALLY does everything work? Now I'm confused........

2) after we get the naturalization certificate we are supposed to go to the Social security # office to show them the naturalization certificate? how does it work?

Tks so much for yr help....please shed some light on my questions cuz I'm puzzled now........Although I'm very happy for passing the test.

Good luck to everybody!!!!!

congrats!!

ditto to what everyone else said. I passed my test in June and had my oath ceremony in JUly in Miami. Enjoy the oath ceremony, at the end of the ceremony they hand you the certificate.

[NickD 203]

Actually, all you have to do is to send in your application, some evidence,and two days later your certificate will come in the mail.

Don't you wish!!!!

Beating your head against the wall trying to figure out all those questions, and digging out the same evidence you compiled for the AOS and the I-751 is more like it, with updates, of course. Then a 3rd long trip for your third set of fingerprints, another for your interview, can be more than that if they request one more form of evidence, then wait for that oath letter. And wait for most of us is exactly what happens.

Oath ceremony is touching, but strictly lip service, wife had to sign her oath letter that she wasn't naughty since her interview or I didn't die between that long wait. Could have happened, we don't live forever, but can take that long to get your oath letter. Worse part for me, besides that long wait again was watching that video of GWB as to how wonderful this country is. Maybe for him, had a rich old man and didn't have to fight in a dirty war, spent his time getting drunk and somehow getting passing grades at Harvard. Still wonder how he managed that.

Also was our third trip to the SS office, first with an EAD card, second with a LPR card, and third with the certificate, certainly you have been through this before. But only filled out that application once storing that in my computer, just made minor changes and printed it out, again. Last time was unchecking that LPR box, and the US citizen box and the date. Didn't have to go to our SS office, could have mailed her certificate with the application. But figured the odds of every seeing it again would be nil. But had no choice with her US passport. Well, kind of, could have purchased airline tickets and make a 700 mile trip after an appointment and had it done in person.

Filling out the N-400 was like, didn't we already do this before? Sure did, have all of our old records, how do they think you got your green card in the first place? But did manage to add four or five questions intended to blow your brain trying to figure out what in the heck they wanted. Maybe they want US citizens with blown brains.

[daphne2109 0]

Thank you so much for all y info, and your nice thoughts!!!!!

And thanks to VJ for being part so important during all my processes!!!!