Does US take away my Canadian passport during oath ceremony?

[Vox 0]

Hi there,

 

Will they take my Canadian passport during oath ceremony?

If my permanent visa card is expired while I am in the process of getting USC, can I still travel back to Canada?

 

Thanks!

[Liam2021 583]

Canadian PP:No. They only take the green card. After oath, you apply for US passport. If you travel to Canada: use your Canadian PP and when you back to USA: use US passport.

[bakphx1 789]

There's no obligation to renounce Canadian citizenship. 

[TNJ17 1,329]

Why would they take away your Canadian passport?

[Vox 0]

The documentation says to bring all your passports so I wanted to know whether they are taking them away or not.

 

If my permanent green card is expired while I am in the process of getting USC, can I still travel back to Canada and/or overseas?

[Flames9_RN 358]

No, your allowed to keep ur cdn passport and of course still be a Canadian Citizen....The USA just sees you as a USA citizen.....And when u enter the USA as a citizen you have to use ur USA Passport.   I do believe you have to keep ur Green card valid to enter the USA and still have status.  

[Vox 0]

Great, thanks!

[moemac59 192]

On 3/10/2018 at 11:47 AM, Vox said:

Hi there,

 

Will they take my Canadian passport during oath ceremony?

If my permanent visa card is expired while I am in the process of getting USC, can I still travel back to Canada?

 

Thanks!

You need to get an extension on your GC if it is expired. You are not a USC until you take the Oath. So if you are traveling back to Canada, you will still need your valid GC to come back into the US until you become a US Citizen. 

You will also want to take any USCIS cards (AP/EAD, 2yr Conditional green card and 10 yr GC) that have been issued to you to the oath ceremony. They will take these from you before the oath ceremony. Once you receive your naturalization certificate, you can then apply for your US passport. I used my naturalization certificate to travel back and forth from Canada to the US while I was waiting for my passport to be processed.

[Vox 0]

Thanks! How do I get an extension on my GC while I am in the process of becoming USC?

[Flames9_RN 358]

15 hours ago, Vox said:

Thanks! How do I get an extension on my GC while I am in the process of becoming USC?

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-green-card-granted/renew-green-card#apply  and if u do a search here on VJ..renewing green card....you will get plenty of hits

[mrs thb 331]

On 3/29/2018 at 2:46 PM, Vox said:

Thanks! How do I get an extension on my GC while I am in the process of becoming USC?

Your timeline has not been filled out so it is difficult to counsel you without knowing where you are in the immigration process. 

 

Have you already received your green card?  Have you filed for ROC?  What about N-400?