Confirmed cancelations oath Ceremony so far.

[Jc2149 7]

Hi. I have oath ceremony at 600 Dulany street Alexandria Virginia on March 27th. 

No cancellation notice yet , does anyone has any updates ? Thanks

[N400NYC 380]

34 minutes ago, Jc2149 said:

Hi. I have oath ceremony at 600 Dulany street Alexandria Virginia on March 27th. 

No cancellation notice yet , does anyone has any updates ? Thanks

That is a non-court-based ceremony?

Edited March 14, 2020 by N400NYC

[N400NYC 380]

Adding Harrisonburg, VA, per VJ member...

 

REPORTED OATH CEREMONY CANCELLATIONS (per various sources)

 

City	State	Ceremony Date	Notes
Alexandria	VA	Through to March 31st	Per VJ member
Atlanta (court-based)	GA	April 10th	Per VJ member
Boston	MA	March 11th	Per Twitter; reddit
Bowling Green	KY	March 13th	Per Twitter
Columbus	OH	March 17th & 26th
Harrisonburg	VA	March 18th	Per VJ member
Houston	TX	March 18th	Per other online forum; call to USCIS
Kansas City	KS	March 18th	Per VJ member
Las Vegas	NV	March 14th & 20th	Per other online forum; per VJ member
Los Angeles	CA	March 19th	Various sources
Manhattan (court-based)	NY	Suspended after 3/13	Per NY Post
Nashville (court-based)	TN	Suspended through 4/30	Per court notification
Norfolk	VA	Through to March 31st	Per VJ member
Oakland/San Franciso	CA	March 18th	Various sources
Peoria	IL	March 20th	Per news report
Portland	OR	March 13th	Per call to USCIS
Richmond	VA	Through to March 31st	Per VJ member
San Antonio (court-based)	TX	March 16th through May 1st	Per court notification
San Jose	CA	March (TBD)	Per other online forum
Seattle	WA	March 3rd & 13th	Per VJ member; reddit
South Bend	IN	April 3rd	Per VJ member
Westchester (court-based)	NY	March 19th & April 3rd	Per Twitter
Whole state (court-based)	NH	March 13 to April 30th	Per media report

[Jc2149 7]

23 minutes ago, N400NYC said:

That is a non-court-based ceremony?

Yes.

[skskskks 15]

16 hours ago, N400NYC said:

It's with shock and happiness that I report I am now a CITIZEN of the USA. My oath ceremony took place in NYC today (Federal Plaza). They did say however that this was going to be the "last ceremony until further notice" (at that location) in reference to the coronavirus situation. The ceremony for 150 people was abbreviated (much shorter than usual) and no friends/family were allowed in the room. So while it's not clear what is going to be happen in the weeks ahead with regards to oath ceremonies at Federal Plaza (Manhattan), today was a good test run for how to successfully conduct a modified oath ceremony which still ticks all the boxes!  I am hopeful they will find a way to keep ceremonies going without cancelling or delaying them outright - at least in that particular location. 

That's seriously lucky. On friday the 13th. Congrats!

[yellow2 28]

16 hours ago, N400NYC said:

It's with shock and happiness that I report I am now a CITIZEN of the USA. My oath ceremony took place in NYC today (Federal Plaza). They did say however that this was going to be the "last ceremony until further notice" (at that location) in reference to the coronavirus situation. The ceremony for 150 people was abbreviated (much shorter than usual) and no friends/family were allowed in the room. So while it's not clear what is going to be happen in the weeks ahead with regards to oath ceremonies at Federal Plaza (Manhattan), today was a good test run for how to successfully conduct a modified oath ceremony which still ticks all the boxes!  I am hopeful they will find a way to keep ceremonies going without cancelling or delaying them outright - at least in that particular location. 

Congratulations!

 

My county has is 2nd case and has just declared a state of emergency but my ceremony isn't at the court house, its a special one held at a theater. I'm thinking it would normally hold more people but who knows...its still 2 weeks aways

 

2020 Upcoming Naturalization Schedule
Jan. 16	10 am	Monroe County Office Building
March 19	1 p.m.	City Hall
March 26	9 a.m.	Lyric Theater, “World Theater Day”
April 23	1 p.m.	City Hall

[N400NYC 380]

7 minutes ago, yellow2 said:

Congratulations!

 

My county has is 2nd case and has just declared a state of emergency but my ceremony isn't at the court house, its a special one held at a theater. I'm thinking it would normally hold more people but who knows...its still 2 weeks aways

 

2020 Upcoming Naturalization Schedule
Jan. 16	10 am	Monroe County Office Building
March 19	1 p.m.	City Hall
March 26	9 a.m.	Lyric Theater, “World Theater Day”
April 23	1 p.m.	City Hall

Thank you!

 

What is the usual capacity of that venue?

 

The court-based ceremonies and those typically held in large venues seem to be the ones most at risk of cancellation. In New York state, the indoor limit for those with seating under 500 is 50% of that (so 250). Or if the capacity is for 250, then the max that could participate is 125. 

 

There are alternatives to cancellation (smaller groups, no guests/family etc) but it just depends on how willing individual field offices to keep things moving during the coronavirus outbreak...

[Fr8dog 312]

2 hours ago, Jc2149 said:

Hi. I have oath ceremony at 600 Dulany street Alexandria Virginia on March 27th. 

No cancellation notice yet , does anyone has any updates ? Thanks

http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/

[Jc2149 7]

1 hour ago, Fr8dog said:

http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/

Thanks for the link. My oath is in Alexandria but it’s not the court. 
I will call Monday to find out more. 

[kkalan2 17]

I just ready on USCIS site for oath ceremony instruction. I know many of them has canceled already of some of the event still going on I thought should share with you all.
 

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-response-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

 

[N400NYC 380]

30 minutes ago, kkalan2 said:

I just ready on USCIS site for oath ceremony instruction. I know many of them has canceled already of some of the event still going on I thought should share with you all.
 

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-response-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

 

This is new - thanks for sharing!

 

 

[art1976 38]

11 hours ago, N400NYC said:

This is new - thanks for sharing!

 

 

Thank you for the update!!!!!

[yellow2 28]

I am fascinated by this statement:

 

Naturalization Oath Ceremonies

• Attendance at oath ceremonies will be limited to candidates only to allow for social distancing.  An exception will be made for individuals requiring assistance or an interpreter. 
• The daily oath ceremony format will be modified and include only statutory requirements, yet will continue to honor the dignity of the occasion. Should a candidate wish to delay and participate in a full formal ceremony on a later date, the candidate should inform the interviewing officer.

[N400NYC 380]

38 minutes ago, yellow2 said:

I am fascinated by this statement:

 

Naturalization Oath Ceremonies

• Attendance at oath ceremonies will be limited to candidates only to allow for social distancing.  An exception will be made for individuals requiring assistance or an interpreter. 
• The daily oath ceremony format will be modified and include only statutory requirements, yet will continue to honor the dignity of the occasion. Should a candidate wish to delay and participate in a full formal ceremony on a later date, the candidate should inform the interviewing officer.

My oath ceremony was 2 days ago (Friday the 13th) and it adhered to the principles outlined in that statement - abbreviated ceremony, no guests in the room...but the significance of the occasion was still acknowledged/honored. 

[yellow2 28]

Just now, N400NYC said:

My oath ceremony was 2 days ago (Friday the 13th) and it adhered to the principles outlined in that statement - abbreviated ceremony, no guests in the room...but the significance of the occasion was still acknowledged/honored. 

The statement makes me hopeful that my wife and I will get our ceremony done but as already said, if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. As we're all seeing, this virus situation is day to day, minute to minute even.