Oath ceremony duration in NYC

[harry.st 62]

I read many experiences, here and on reddit, but one question... I could not find an answer to (except in very old, pre-COVID and, probably, by now, irrelevant posts). So figured I could ask here.

 

Here goes: What time was listed in your Oath letter, and what time did you leave the building (after the ceremony)?

 

(want to schedule an appointment after my ceremony, so some actual data points would be super-useful)

 

Thanks in advance...

Edited August 12, 2023 by harry.st

[harry.st 62]

The appointment time on the invitation was 11:20. The staff checking our papers, stapling them together etc referred to it as the "11:30 ceremony". 

 

It started shortly after 11:30. Was out of the building by noon.

 

There was no line entering the building, so even if one showed up at 11:15,  it would have been fine (I inquired, to the security guys at the entrance, about the rumored long lines - mentioned that I had never seen one, etc etc - and they said "These are not rumors - you should have been here earlier this morning, to see").

Edited August 25, 2023 by harry.st

[harry.st 62]

...forgot to mention that, unlike what I have seen written hereabouts, they were keeping all old green cards, EODs etc (the immigration officer who interviewed me - Oliver sth - was the one collecting the docs from each person, asking whether anything has changed since the interview, etc).

Edited August 25, 2023 by harry.st