Oath Ceremony in Fresno, CA

[ELW 5]

Thanks everyone and thanks ravi_niu for the OCI info! :dance:

john2005: SSN administration still has hubby as an immigrant so we have to change his status to citizen by going in person and showing the Certificate of Naturalization. They keep announcing the importance of going to the SSN office and changing the status during the Oath Ceremony. Several people have mentioned that DMV doesn't update their records to citizen status either.

[CVB 18]

Why do we need to change SSN or go to DMV??? We already got an SSN and an ID for DMV.

John, I don't know how it is with you but on my Drivers License is written, in red, Temp Immigrant Status and the expiration date is beginning next year. Also for your SSN you're registered as an immigrant. They will not change your SSN but your status from immigrant to citizen. This is important when somebody checks your status... your employer, the government, etc...

[john2005 0]

John, I don't know how it is with you but on my Drivers License is written, in red, Temp Immigrant Status and the expiration date is beginning next year. Also for your SSN you're registered as an immigrant. They will not change your SSN but your status from immigrant to citizen. This is important when somebody checks your status... your employer, the government, etc...

This is actually my wife who is about to change her status to citizen. I remember when we first got her SSN, they did ask for her status, so you are right. We will get the DMV done also. And the passport. Thanks, CVB.

ELW, thanks for your reply also and congraulations! My wife's ceremony is in mid December, so we are very excited! I wonder if we can bring a camcorder besides the camera?

[ELW 5]

I don't know if there are restrictions in different places, but for us many people (like me) recorded and took photos of the entire ceremony, so a camcorder would be fine too.

After reading about so many people who updated their SSN immediately after the Oath, after Monday's Oath I had hubby go to the SSN office on Wednesday but they told him the system isn't updated yet and to come back in a week. He insists on doing the SSN before the passport so oh well! Only a week delay!

[ELW 5]

Went to the Social Security office and got that done today (hubby had gone two days after the Oath Ceremony and they said he's not in the system yet and try back after a week!). Then onto passport office to order a passport! Now we can sit back and wait for the passport before applying for the surrender certificate for the Indian passport and finally, the OCI card!

[CVB 18]

I don't know if there are restrictions in different places, but for us many people (like me) recorded and took photos of the entire ceremony, so a camcorder would be fine too.

After reading about so many people who updated their SSN immediately after the Oath, after Monday's Oath I had hubby go to the SSN office on Wednesday but they told him the system isn't updated yet and to come back in a week. He insists on doing the SSN before the passport so oh well! Only a week delay!

At my Oath Ceremony the IO told us that we could film everything except for the moment that the new citizens have to say the oath.

I wanted my passport first. Not only isn't the fact of being American clearly written in your passport (Nationality: United States of America) and they can't lose the certificate in the mail or destroy it by sending it the wrong way, but everywhere you go there is no discussion anymore, you HAVE an American passport. Nobody will deny your citizenship. Most people don't even know what a certificate looks like, a passport...everybody recognizes...

Edited November 25, 2010 by CVB

[ELW 5]

Wow - no one told us about any restrictions so i filmed the whole ceremony! Anyway on youtube there are many such videos so obviously it is not a big thing...

Most people don't even know what a certificate looks like, a passport...everybody recognizes...