forgot to sign naturalization certificate !

[ydu1 6]

I applied for a passport but I forgot to sign my name on the certificate. Will they still process the passport application or will they return it?

[TimeTravel 78]

They will return it.

[JimmyHou 611]

I applied for a passport but I forgot to sign my name on the certificate. Will they still process the passport application or will they return it?

They should return it.

There's always a chance that they won't notice, but either way, sign it as soon as you get it back.

[ydu1 6]

Thanks for the replies! Anyone with a real experience on the matter?

[Buckyball 22]

I wonder that you did not had to sign it at the ceremony. In mine I had to sign it when I handed the GC over.

[Dario2012 51]

Thanks for the replies! Anyone with a real experience on the matter?

There are only two possible outcomes and both have been mentioned in the replies above.

Of what use is "real experience" here?

[huy_le 32]

They will return it, I am pretty sure because without your signature your certificate is essentially invalid. They have no way to tell if this certificate has been awarded to you or not.

[ydu1 6]

I guess it doesnt matter if you sign it or not, i got my passport.

[JimmyHou 611]

I guess it doesnt matter if you sign it or not, i got my passport.

Congratulations!

I will say (for the sake of others) that it certainly does matter. The naturalization certificate must be signed to be valid.

The State Department makes mistakes, though... luckily for you :-)

Please sign your certificate and definitely sign your passport. Both signatures are very important.

[mail2vk 0]

I'm in the same boat. Handed over my PP application to officer (after Oath ceremony) without signing the Naturalization certificate. Tracking status online, crossing fingers.

[TBoneTX 45,663]

Thread is moved from the US Citizenship main forum to the "Passports, etc." subforum.

[yasmeh 0]

On 5/18/2019 at 6:04 PM, mail2vk said:

I'm in the same boat. Handed over my PP application to officer (after Oath ceremony) without signing the Naturalization certificate. Tracking status online, crossing fingers.

Any word regarding the status of your passport application that you did after the oath ceremony? I am in the same boat, fingers crossed...

[Lemon23 400]

On 4/30/2015 at 7:39 AM, Buckyball said:

I wonder that you did not had to sign it at the ceremony. In mine I had to sign it when I handed the GC over.

Exactly my thought about it, the IO on our oath ceremony told us to sign the NC before we surrender the GC, maybe some local states does there oath taking differently. LOL!

 

Edited August 24, 2019 by Lemon23

[CJKylie 161]

On 8/24/2019 at 5:26 AM, Lemon23 said:

Exactly my thought about it, the IO on our oath ceremony told us to sign the NC before we surrender the GC, maybe some local states does there oath taking differently. LOL!

 

They didn’t even mention signing them at mine haha

[LisaUK 22]

On 8/24/2019 at 5:26 AM, Lemon23 said:

Exactly my thought about it, the IO on our oath ceremony told us to sign the NC before we surrender the GC, maybe some local states does there oath taking differently. LOL!

 

We handed over our GC's and were given our certificate, told to check the info is correct and if not go to another table. If all is correct then told to sign it when I got home.