Certificate of Naturalization at Passport Office

[fred16384 4]

When applying in person for an urgent (<14 days) trip at an actual Passport Office, do they immediately return the original Certificate of Naturalization? Or will it be mailed back just as with an application through USPS?

[Lil bear 4,199]

12 minutes ago, fred16384 said:

When applying in person for an urgent (<14 days) trip at an actual Passport Office, do they immediately return the original Certificate of Naturalization? Or will it be mailed back just as with an application through USPS?

It is given back to you at the same time as they give you the passport. It is kept only for the few hours that they are actually processing the passport application and printing the passport 

[Dashinka 24,492]

When my wife did it, they took a copy of the certificate, had a supervisor approve the copy and gave the original back to my wife.

 

Good Luck!

[mam521 2,062]

1 hour ago, Lil bear said:

It is given back to you at the same time as they give you the passport. It is kept only for the few hours that they are actually processing the passport application and printing the passport 

This is how mine was handled in April of 2023.  Returned upon receipt of the passport. 

[nastra30 2,284]

At actual passport agency or center they might give it back same day.

Edited January 10 by nastra30

[fred16384 4]

To answer my own question:

* traveling on 2/4

* made an appointment on 1/16 for 1/23 (plenty of appointments available)

* applied in person on 1/23

* picked up my passport and naturalization certificate (in the same envelope) on 1/25 at the Passport Agency