International travel the night of my Oath ceremony - passport in 1 day?

[qfbariza 26]

Hi,

 

My oath ceremony has been scheduled in a few weeks a Wednesday at  8 am. The same day of my oath ceremony I have an international travel at night (8 pm) (not possible to move or cancel, I have to go). 

 

There is a passport agency in my the city of my oath ceremony (San Diego, CA). Can I get a U.S. passport in a few hours? How long does oath ceremony takes? I can schedule appointment with passport agency (10-11am?), fill the forms at home, bring pictures and after my oath ceremony go and request same day passport. I got the info from here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/hurry.html

 

Is this possible? Has anyone done this before? Or should I try to get oath ceremony re-scheduled? 

 

Thanks!

 

Edited February 14, 2019 by qfbariza
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[Hypnos 6,576]

As you say, assuming you can get an appointment at a passport agency office scheduled for after your oath ceremony then theoretically they can issue your passport that same day. 

 

It will be expensive, but if you're willing to pay the additional fees then it can be done. 

 

Your oath ceremony will last approx. 1-2 hours. 

 

All that being said, you may wish to consider rescheduling your oath ceremony since there is no guarantee that DoS will be able to issue your passport on that very day. 

Edited February 14, 2019 by Hypnos

[Dashinka 24,504]

I know in Detroit you can get a passport in a few hours if necessary.  Back when my wife had her oath, we needed to get her a passport fairly quickly and went back to the passport office the next day (my wife had an afternoon oath) and walked in (no appointment).  If you have your naturalization certificate, an immediate travel itinerary and the oath location is near the passport office you should be able to expedite in a few hours.  If you oath ceremony is like my wife's there may actually be a representative from the passport office explaining the process prior to your oath, so you may be able to question them as well..

 

Good Luck! and Safe Travels!

[bestluck 71]

43 minutes ago, qfbariza said:

Hi,

 

My oath ceremony has been scheduled in a few weeks a Wednesday at  8 am. The same day of my oath ceremony I have an international travel at night (8 pm) (not possible to move or cancel, I have to go). 

 

There is a passport agency in my the city of my oath ceremony (San Diego, CA). Can I get a U.S. passport in a few hours? How long does oath ceremony takes? I can schedule appointment with passport agency (10-11am?), fill the forms at home, bring pictures and after my oath ceremony go and request same day passport. I got the info from here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/hurry.html

 

Is this possible? Has anyone done this before? Or should I try to get oath ceremony re-scheduled? 

 

Thanks!

 

For US passports, check the State Department website. For a same day or next day passport,  you need to have some sort of real emergency or an already purchased plane ticket. Look at the links below.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/hurry.html

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/emergencies.html

 

 

Passport Agencies

You need to show proof of immediate international travel for expedited passport.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/requirements/where-to-apply/passport-agencies.html

[qfbariza 26]

On 2/14/2019 at 8:15 AM, bestluck said:

For US passports, check the State Department website. For a same day or next day passport,  you need to have some sort of real emergency or an already purchased plane ticket. Look at the links below.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/hurry.html

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/apply-renew-passport/emergencies.html

 

 

Passport Agencies

You need to show proof of immediate international travel for expedited passport.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/requirements/where-to-apply/passport-agencies.html

Thanks a lot. I’ll bring my plane tickets and travel plans

[qfbariza 26]

On 2/14/2019 at 8:08 AM, Bill & Katya said:

I know in Detroit you can get a passport in a few hours if necessary.  Back when my wife had her oath, we needed to get her a passport fairly quickly and went back to the passport office the next day (my wife had an afternoon oath) and walked in (no appointment).  If you have your naturalization certificate, an immediate travel itinerary and the oath location is near the passport office you should be able to expedite in a few hours.  If you oath ceremony is like my wife's there may actually be a representative from the passport office explaining the process prior to your oath, so you may be able to question them as well..

 

Good Luck! and Safe Travels!

Thanks a lot. Actually the office is super close 5 min walk from ceremony to passport agency. I hope I have the same luck as your wife did a while ago . 

[qfbariza 26]

On 2/14/2019 at 7:36 AM, Hypnos said:

As you say, assuming you can get an appointment at a passport agency office scheduled for after your oath ceremony then theoretically they can issue your passport that same day. 

 

It will be expensive, but if you're willing to pay the additional fees then it can be done. 

 

Your oath ceremony will last approx. 1-2 hours. 

 

All that being said, you may wish to consider rescheduling your oath ceremony since there is no guarantee that DoS will be able to issue your passport on that very day. 

Thank you! I have heard bad stories about people re-scheduling oath. Plus there is no guarantee that the re-scheduled date will be better. So I guess I’ll risk it