Super-quick passport issuance at embassy (8 days)

[harry.st 62]

Went to the US embassy/consulate in Athens, Greece on Oct 17  (citizens services appointments are not plentiful...  had mine scheduled in August!).

 

They made a copy of my naturalization certificate (+ gave me back the original), and told me that I will get my passport "in about a month". Email on Oct 25 "your passport has arrived at the embassy - we are sending it to you via courier". Arrived the next day.

 

Note that I had not requested expedited processing.

 

The downside is I did not receive the passport card I requested (apparently it is fairly common). Need to contact them, though, as they do not have a self-addressed envelope for that - unlike for the passport).

 

Can't complain though!

 

-- h

 

PS1 I left the US by train (NYC -> Montreal - lovely trip - HIGHLY recommended) using my Enhanced Driver's license (that I got 10 days after applying, which happened 2 hours after taking the oath, at the DMV downtown NYC)

PS2 I suspect I did not really need the Enhanced Driver's License to enter Canada -  my greek passport should have sufficed (it did, in the past...).

Edited October 28, 2023 by harry.st

[hosfam 4]

So, you applied n-400 but got your first passport in Athens?why you didn't wait for the Oath ceremony?

I'm in a similar situation. I need to get a first passport for my son abroad 

[harry.st 62]

32 minutes ago, hosfam said:

So, you applied n-400 but got your first passport in Athens?why you didn't wait for the Oath ceremony?

 

a) yes - 1st passport from the embassy/consulate in Athens.

b) where did you get the idea I did not wait for the oath ceremony? Of course I did. This is where I got my naturalization certificate (which I needed in order to apply for the passport).

Edited April 24 by harry.st

[hosfam 4]

Just now, harry.st said:

 

a) yes - 1st passport from an embassy

b) where did you get the idea I did not wait for the oath ceremony? Of course I did. This is where I got my naturalization certificate (which I needed in order to apply for the passport)

Yea, sorry. My brain is not working good. I meant passport 

Do you have an idea if the same approach would work for an adult with a kid?

[harry.st 62]

4 minutes ago, hosfam said:

Yea, sorry. My brain is not working good. I meant passport 

Do you have an idea if the same approach would work for an adult with a kid?

 

No idea about children (I never desired, nor had one :-)). But I have seen several questions about them in this forum.... You may want to search a bit (also on reddit - with the caveat that I have seen answers there which are HIGHLY inaccurate). 

Edited April 24 by harry.st