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aleful Veteran

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Does anybody have a rough idea how long the Oath ceremony takes?

you can't really know. it depends on the city and state and if it is a large o small one.

mine lasted 45 minutes, there are some up to 3 or 4 hours.

each ceremony is different.

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Penguin_ie   5,994

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where is yours? Maybe someone on here has experience of the location. I think you are cutting it fine though. Maybe ring them and ask?

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Its in Las Vegas! Anybody had there oath ceremony there also??

It all depends, and if you leave early, you won't get your certification as that happens at the very end. The very thing you went there to get. There should only be a life or death matter that would prevent you from wanting leave early.

Mine took about an hour in Denver, others take longer and some shorter. All depends on how many they have that particular day in your city...

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1997

Oct - Job offer in US

Nov - Received my TN-1 to be authorized to work in the US

Nov - Moved to US

1998-2001

Recieved 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th TN

2002

May - Met future wife at arts fest

Nov - Recieved 6th TN

2003

Nov - Recieved 7th TN

Jul - Our Wedding

Aug - Filed for AOS

Sep - Recieved EAD

Sep - Recieved Advanced Parole

2004

Jan - Interview, accepted for Green Card

Feb - Green Card Arrived in mail

2005

Oct - I-751 sent off

2006

Jan - 10 year Green Card accepted

Mar - 10 year Green Card arrived

Oct - Filed N-400 for Naturalization

Nov - Biometrics done

Nov - Just recieved Naturalization Interview date for Jan.

2007

Jan - Naturalization Interview Completed

Feb - Oath Letter recieved

Feb - Oath Ceremony

Feb 21 - Finally a US CITIZEN (yay)

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I suggest that you plan with your job to be late arriving.

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Citizenship certificate is not granted, has to be earned, have to second guess the USCIS and provide everything you think they need. For us, 900 miles of driving could have been saved with the same day oath, and using one of the two biometrics appointment already done. Fingerprints don't change. You already read and signed the oath in front of your interviewer, could also say the Pledge of Allegiance. Get your certificate, and sign that as well in front of an officer. Don't even do that at the oath ceremony, basically all lip service, get your certificate and run.

I had to take the day off, wife a vacation day, stepdaughter missed a very important day at school she had to catch up on. But that is the way it is, and that is what you have to do. Say its only one day out of your life, but getting to the point there are two many of only those one days.

For my wife, most exciting thing for her was showing her certificate to her employer, with the feds lax on immigration, state making a big deal out of it. For my stepdaughter, showing her certificate to her university, no longer a second rate LPR. Sure your employer will be happy to see your certificate as well. After almost seven years of feeling like second rate immigrants, they finally feel they belong here and this is their country. Sure you will have the same good feeling. Just do it.

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Well the only problem is it's a brand new job and friday is my very first day! Any chance i will be in and out in under a hour and and a half?

Would explain that to the person in charge. Person that takes your oath letter and green card. Hell to be late the first day, but that old saying, when it rains, it pours.

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It will depend on how many people are getting citizenship at the same time. If it is a large number, then the 'before oath' time will take a while as they need to go through each individual's question form and verify that the information is correct and that they are still qualified. The actual ceremony itself will take about an hour and you get the citizenship documents at the very end - unless it is a smaller ceremony in which case they may call each individual up by name. Our ceremony in Atlanta had nearly 200 people. We were told to arrive by noon. The ceremony itself started at 2 pm and we were finished by 3:30. From noon until 2 pm was spent 'processing' the applicants and their paperwork.

I doubt you will be able to make it to work based on the time frame you have given. You have 3 options the way I see it - explain to your Employer that you are getting your US Citizenship that day and ask if you can officially start either later that day or the next day; explain to USCIS that you have a time conflict and are they able to do some sort of quick private ceremony for you before hand or even a day earlier; or notify USCIS that you need to reschedule the Oath Ceremony all together.

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Well mine is at 11:45am on friday but the only problem is i have to be at work at 2pm! Could i tell them this and maybe they will let me out early??

You've got to be kidding!

Tell your boss that this is the most important day in your life. You are about to become a US citizen and after the ceremony is over you will celebrate like it's 1999!

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looking forward to hearing what happened.... :whistle:

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