spouse not present at interview - ID required?

[frostiana 12]

My husband will not be with me at my naturalization interview.  Am I expected to bring his original passport as proof of his citizenship?  I have a copy as well as an old birth certificate and am going to bring his actual passport, but was not sure it was required or even legal for me to carry around his passport.  Thanks!  Getting very nervous... interview is February 1 Fort Myers. Does anyone know how often they do oath ceremonies in Fort Myers?

[okramango 9]

My husband brought my US passport to his interview as proof of my citizenship (I went with him but waited in the waiting room). They never asked to see it but you should bring some original proof like a passport. Good luck on your interview!

[ptm897 41]

You do not need to bring your husband's U.S. Passport, if you obtained your residency based on your marriage to your U.S. citizen husband then we already have all the information we need about your husband in your alien file. There is no need to bring that information again, same thing with your marriage certificate, we already know you are married if you obtained your residency on that marriage.  When we interview you for your naturalization we have your entire alien file in front of us for the majority of the N-400 cases.  If you feel more comfortable go ahead and bring a copy of his passport page but there is absolutely no reason at all to bring his actual passport.  I hope this information is helpful.  I interviewed N-400 applications for 10 years.  Also I have no idea how long the wait is for the Oath ceremony in our Ft. Myers office, it is a brand new office though, they just opened it up a few months ago. I almost put in for a transfer when they were staffing the place but decided it was too costly to move to Florida.  Good luck and don't be nervous...   

[frostiana 12]

I AM nervous! I even rented a hotel so that i would not have to do the 70 mile drive in the morning!  Thank you for your information!

[okramango 9]

You will be just fine! My husband's interview lasted only 15 minutes, and they barely asked for anything. Basically just confirmed everything that was in the application. It'll be nice not to drive 70 miles right before. Good luck to you and let us know how it goes!