US Immigration from China

Hi all,

I was just wondering if there was a naturalization ceremony in Sacramento, CA in April 2024? If so, what was the exact date? I am just curious. That's all.

Thank you!

I attended my oath ceremony and received my certificate of citizenship today. This site has been of great help. Thank you!

Hello forum experts,

I have a rather technical question and seek for some confirmation for my thoughts below. I've contacted the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou as well as Berlin, but not sure if they really gonna respond to my question.

I am a German citizen living in Guangdong/China based on a family-reunion residence permit. I have 2 children, ages 8 and 10 born in China and holding the Chinese passport, as well as the German passport (due to my German citizenship as their father).

We plan to travel to the US by the end of July for about 4-5 weeks to meet old friends of mine and also to show my children part of the country.

A couple of days ago I submitted for my children (on behalf of their Chinese citizenship and passport) the DS-160 application with the Guangzhou U.S. consulate, received the CEAC confirmation and will pay and book an appointment in the upcoming days. However, I didn't realize the long waiting time for the interview appointment in Guangzhou, which is 113 days - most likely to happen in September. By that time we would have already returned back to China.
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Our travel plan would include Germany as the first stop, from there, we would travel to the US and finally return back to China. Once we returned back to China in late August, I would continue to apply for their B1/B2 visa for their Chinese passports at the given interview appointment as initially intended.

So my actual, rather technical question is, if it is possible for my children for our planned summer trip to the US to use their German passports with a prior clearance using ESTA to apply for a US entry while I've already triggered the process to apply for a B1/B2 visa for their Chinese passports? I do not want to bring up some kind of confusion after all.

So, is the above way working and legit without further issues or a negative impact on their future B1/B2 visa approval?

Any hints and thoughts are greatly appreciated! Thanks for spending your time on my issue

I arrived by myself. The officer spent nearly an hour reviewing my submitted material while I was in his office. He did not greet me and had scowls on his face the whole time.

Questions asked for I-751:

When did you get married?

When did you get divorced?

Why did you get divorced?

Did he meet your parents?

Did you meet his parents?

Did you get a chance to study for your citizenship questions?

Questions asked for N-400:

U.S. History & Government:

1. What is the economic system of the United States? Capitalism

2. Who makes federal laws? Congress

3. What prevents any government branch from becoming too powerful? Checks and balances

4. What is one right that only U.S. citizens have? To run for federal offices

5. Name two U.S. holidays. Presidents' Day; Memorial Day.

English:

1. Read this sentence: Where is the White House

2. Write this sentence: The White House is in Washington D.C.

Lastly:

Routine questions are asked such as are you willing to take the full oath of allegiance.

I was given N-652 and the officer pointed to this sentence:

"Congratulations! Your application has been recommended for approval. At this time, it appears that you have established your eligibility for naturalization. If final approval is granted, you will be notified of when and where to report for your naturalization ceremony."

The officer then escorted me out of his office. I later ran into him in a plaza while waiting for my bus to go home.

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