passport will be ready in 4weeks: how can i travel?

[gigant 0]

hi

i just become a us citizen, on jan 08 id like to travel out of country,

can i show to immigration a copy of my naturalization certificate whem i re enter?

will that work?

or do i absolutely need a passport (or do i need to apply for passport card?)

thank u so much

[NickD 203]

Passport card is only good for driving to Canada or Mexico. Even needed a passport before 9/11 for all other countries. As a US citizen, your foreign passport is worthless for coming back to the USA, can sneak out however with that. But still may need your home country passport to enter your home country.

You will encounter these guys in uniforms that will say, let me see your papers.

[Frank and Racquel 18]

hi

i just become a us citizen, on jan 08 id like to travel out of country,

can i show to immigration a copy of my naturalization certificate whem i re enter?

will that work?

or do i absolutely need a passport (or do i need to apply for passport card?)

thank u so much

I dont think thats going to work, you need a passport. Did you ask for expedited service? I think you can get the passport sooner that way. Also, unless they changed the rules. About 10 years ago my friend lost his passport and needed it the next day to go to Austria. He called the passport agency. We live in Florida. They told him if he came into the Miami Office before lunch time that he can get a passport the same day. So we did that, I drove him down to Miami and that afternoon he had it in his hand. Maybe you can try that, call them?

[Frank and Racquel 18]

Passport card is only good for driving to Canada or Mexico. Even needed a passport before 9/11 for all other countries. As a US citizen, your foreign passport is worthless for coming back to the USA, can sneak out however with that. But still may need your home country passport to enter your home country.

You will encounter these guys in uniforms that will say, let me see your papers.

your dog is so cute. yeah those cards are usless really but i think you can also use it now on a cruise ship? not just mex/can travel.

[v333k 59]

Passport required when traveling in and out of the US as a US citizen. If you need to travel and can prove you that you have travel plans, you can apply in person and they will be able to produce a passport for you on the same day...

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You can get a freshly printed U.S. passport book in as little as 3 hours from one of the passport agencies. In fact, I got mine in 170 minutes.

http://travel.state.gov/passport/npic/agencies/agencies_913.html

You'll need to make an appointment.