N-400 February 2024 Filers

[Duggu 60]

5 hours ago, happydoctor said:

Hi ! Can we apply for the passport the same day the Oath ceremony is?

 

Yes 

[Duggu 60]

5 hours ago, happydoctor said:

Someone in the forum mentioned that we can’t get the passport the same day as the Oath ceremony….? They said we need to wait 10 days and frost notify SS office . 

That is for SSN /DMV records. Passport you can apply same day, no problem. 

[Duggu 60]

4 hours ago, happydoctor said:

 

 Hi! Could you please explain step by step how to do that ? What city destination in Mexico to choose ? Let’s say a person has an Oath ceremony on 6/20. When does he needs to book a ticket , when make an appointment with a passport agency , and when to cancel the flight ? 
Thank you .

 

Keep your passport form filled up . Any destination in mexico can do.  Book on 06/19 for flight date 06/21 or 06/22 . Passport appointment you can book 10 days before , so you can book on anytime 06/10 . If you dont wana fly , You can cancel the ticket 24 hours for full refund ( southwest policy ) . Other airlines have different cancellation policies. for us , Passport agency people just asked the travel dates,  didnt even look at the reservation. 

[Crazy Cat 41,836]

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[minivatreni 193]

2 hours ago, Duggu said:

 

Keep your passport form filled up . Any destination in mexico can do.  Book on 06/19 for flight date 06/21 or 06/22 . Passport appointment you can book 10 days before , so you can book on anytime 06/10 . If you dont wana fly , You can cancel the ticket 24 hours for full refund ( southwest policy ) . Other airlines have different cancellation policies. for us , Passport agency people just asked the travel dates,  didnt even look at the reservation. 

So they didn’t even ask you for proof of a reservation?😂 Probably because when you applied for the appointment you had to provide proof maybe that’s why. 
 

They won’t know if I buy a flight and then cancel it just for an appt right? 
 

 

[WozAnon - NM 19]

7 hours ago, happydoctor said:

 

 Hi! Could you please explain step by step how to do that ? What city destination in Mexico to choose ? Let’s say a person has an Oath ceremony on 6/20. When does he needs to book a ticket , when make an appointment with a passport agency , and when to cancel the flight ? 
Thank you .

 

It is peak travel time now. Should we be concerned that if we game the system, folks with genuine travel/emergency needs would not get their passports on time?

[Laure&Colin 558]

3 minutes ago, WozAnon - NM said:

 

It is peak travel time now. Should we be concerned that if we game the system, folks with genuine travel/emergency needs would not get their passports on time?

 

Yeah that was part of my thinking. Also I didn't feel great about "gaming the system" being my very first move after becoming a citizen 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Duggu 60]

1 hour ago, Laure&Colin said:

 

Yeah that was part of my thinking. Also I didn't feel great about "gaming the system" being my very first move after becoming a citizen 🤷🏻‍♀️

 

Good thinking. 

 

1 hour ago, WozAnon - NM said:

 

It is peak travel time now. Should we be concerned that if we game the system, folks with genuine travel/emergency needs would not get their passports on time?

 

Make sense. 

 

 

 

[minivatreni 193]

1 hour ago, Laure&Colin said:

 

Yeah that was part of my thinking. Also I didn't feel great about "gaming the system" being my very first move after becoming a citizen 🤷🏻‍♀️

My concern is that I need to go to Amsterdam in August. Seeing as things are I won’t get a passport in time for that trip, but still don’t meet the requirements for a one day passport. 
 

I probably will need to play it by ear and wait until it’s two weeks to my trip and then apply for an expedited passport 

[crm2822 9]

On 6/12/2024 at 10:05 PM, crm2822 said:

Thank u. I am also in Seattle and waiting for interview. May I ask what is your husband’s nationality? And did u ask IO about your husband’s case during your interview?

@ctrlplm can you please reply to my post if possible? Thanks

[sheima 510]

thanks for removing t those chats  i tried to remove them i just don't know how, its a mistake. thanks again

Edited June 17 by sheima

[ctrlplm 42]

5 hours ago, crm2822 said:

@ctrlplm can you please reply to my post if possible? Thanks

I mentioned this in my post history. Didn't ask IO about my husband's case. My husband is German + another Western nationality - his background is as clean as possible. But maybe the dual nationality part made them squint (though we both have Global Entry so it's not like DHS hasn't run extensive checks on our backgrounds)

[theredcomet 119]

Received our interview notice today for July 22 🥳

[happydoctor 36]

18 hours ago, Duggu said:

That is for SSN /DMV records. Passport you can apply same day, no problem. 

Thank you so much for your answers. So, 10 days after the Oath I need to go to SS office and dmv ? I don’t really understand why. Can someone please explain? 

[happydoctor 36]

18 hours ago, Duggu said:

 

Keep your passport form filled up . Any destination in mexico can do.  Book on 06/19 for flight date 06/21 or 06/22 . Passport appointment you can book 10 days before , so you can book on anytime 06/10 . If you dont wana fly , You can cancel the ticket 24 hours for full refund ( southwest policy ) . Other airlines have different cancellation policies. for us , Passport agency people just asked the travel dates,  didnt even look at the reservation. 

So basically people just print a ticket reservation to show to the passport agency , and then they cancel it right away ?