Have naturalization cert, not a US passport

[MattinPA 0]

Hello!

My wife is supposed to receive her naturalization certificate at her ceremony in a week. She is supposed to travel to Europe for work before she would be able to get herself a US passport. She still will have her Mexican passport as a dual citizen. Is she allowed exit/entry using her naturalization certificate and Mexican passport in the meantime? I assume so since her permanent resident card is used now and the certificate replaces it. Does anyone know about this?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

  She must enter the US with a US passport.  She will need to find the nearest center that will do same day processing and go there before she leave (  and pay a hefty fee for the service) 

[Jojo92122 1,924]

US citizens are required to use US passports to enter the US.  Your wife will not be allowed to use her naturalization certificate and Mexican passport to enter the US.  

Go an get an expedited US passport after the oath ceremony.

[charmander 692]

She has two options: 1) Take the oath and immediately apply for a US passport at your local passport agency (try to make an appointment asap to a date on or after her oath ceremony), or 2) contact uscis and ask them re-schedule her oath to a date after she comes back. I'd go with the 1st option if there is time and appointment availability. Extra service fee is only $60. She needs to exit and enter with a US passport.

Edited April 24, 2017 by charmander

[MattinPA 0]

Thanks for the info everyone, we would have been in a jam if I hadn't thought to check ahead of time like this!