Applying For US Passport (First Time)

[MASH 172]

Hello Everyone  ,

 

I am having my Oath Ceremony on September 20th (5 More Days) and I am planning to go back to visit my family in a couple of months with my husband in Canada to celebrate that amazing day for me. 💕

 

So my question is that I hear many different things from different people and I wish to see which one would be accurate. 
 

I was told to fill out the Passport form, Print it out and bring it to the Oath Ceremony with a Passport size photo than the people at the ceremony they can expedite it and have the passport done without me mailing out my certificate which is my biggest fear to do cause I don’t trust mailing important documents like a citizenship certificate.

 

and another person tells me to just go to USPS right after the ceremony and they do it all for you and you can do a walk in.

 

just trying to do which way is correct to make sure I get my passport in a timely matter and have time to drive back home and not be super late in the night.

Edited September 16, 2022 by MASH

[Mike E 11,741]

At some oath ceremonies what you describe as far as the passport agency collecting passport applications is true. In some cases the naturalization certificate is collected and in some it isn’t. 

[Nkrish83 65]

1 hour ago, MASH said:

Hello Everyone  ,

 

I am having my Oath Ceremony on September 20th (5 More Days) and I am planning to go back to visit my family in a couple of months with my husband in Canada to celebrate that amazing day for me. 💕

 

So my question is that I hear many different things from different people and I wish to see which one would be accurate. 
 

I was told to fill out the Passport form, Print it out and bring it to the Oath Ceremony with a Passport size photo than the people at the ceremony they can expedite it and have the passport done without me mailing out my certificate which is my biggest fear to do cause I don’t trust mailing important documents like a citizenship certificate.

 

and another person tells me to just go to USPS right after the ceremony and they do it all for you and you can do a walk in.

 

just trying to do which way is correct to make sure I get my passport in a timely matter and have time to drive back home and not be super late in the night.

Used to be the case pre-pandemic that there were reps from Dept of state at large ceremonies allowing you to turn in your passport apps like how you would do at any acceptance center like USPS/libraries etc. I've not heard that happening much in recent days though i could be wrong and they could be restarting those. I'd advice you to look up an acceptance facility close to you and have an appointment for passport after your ceremony or next day or so if you are in rush. Walk-ins may work but i'd not leave it to chance when the appointment process is so easy. 

 

You can fill the passport form anytime and carry the docs just in case if they are doing acceptance after the ceremony. 

[MASH 172]

11 hours ago, Nkrish83 said:

Used to be the case pre-pandemic that there were reps from Dept of state at large ceremonies allowing you to turn in your passport apps like how you would do at any acceptance center like USPS/libraries etc. I've not heard that happening much in recent days though i could be wrong and they could be restarting those. I'd advice you to look up an acceptance facility close to you and have an appointment for passport after your ceremony or next day or so if you are in rush. Walk-ins may work but i'd not leave it to chance when the appointment process is so easy. 

 

You can fill the passport form anytime and carry the docs just in case if they are doing acceptance after the ceremony. 

Thank you for your reply  

 

I will be taking my pic for passport on Monday and fill out the form so if they do it at the ceremony I will be ready  

[MASH 172]

I got the form from them and got my 2 photos , so hopefully I can just do a walk in for my passport at USPS cuz the one in my town nothing is available till October 12 appointment wise , so trying to see if I can just hand it to usps and have it done cuz I am unsure how long a picture is good for 

Edited September 20, 2022 by MASH