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  1. M+K IL
    We changed ours during the N-400 process. Not sure how often judicial oath ceremonies happen, since I suspect the local court's news page is not always updated, but I ended up waiting only 6 weeks from our interviews. And it's basically free, the ceremony is more memorable (or so I hear), and there are less documents to update afterwards.
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    It's fine. I had an appointment for my N-400, they just checked two fingers against the old biometrics and then declared themselves satisfied.
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    Good to know for next time, thanks. I think I showed mine when I got my GC, but I didn't check to see if I could just show the unrestricted SSN card instead
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    Updating citizenship status is still useful, right? So that future employers don't ask you to produce a non existent green card. You just don't get a new card after that. But yes I lifted conditions soon after getting my GC. Will be waiting two weeks before updating SSA.
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    We're through!
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    We're through!
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    We did it! 96 people from 41 countries. Only a minority wear a suit and some actually wear jeans or even... a tracksuit. No tie either. With a sport coat, buttoned shirt and dress pants I was probably in the top 5% for attire. No question asked when my wife only had a GC but they took my EAD/AP too. The person in front of me had 10 cards! Overall a smooth experience. The judge was an immigrant himself (came with his parents and siblings) and took his oath in the same courtroom
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    In this heat, whoa! Glad it went well We're driving down tomorrow morning. Glad AccuWeather seems wrong in predicting a thunderstorm
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    That might be because I mentioned I am going to have a judicial ceremony I could certainly imagine same day a ceremonies are more casual - you won't even know to prepare! Yeah, I'll plan to return them and if they don't want it then I guess I'll keep the old EAD/AP combo
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    Seems like it does take a while: (yes, you'd think if the SSA can see the USCIS records, there is no need to also show your proof of citizenship ...)
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    I mean, I'm pretty sure they won't but I agree with @Mike E that it's not worth the risk of someone in USCIS being in a bad mood that day! For me the advice of 'wearing the same thing as the interview' won't work as I did wear jeans there
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    Yeah, shorts just seem wrong unless you're in Hawaii
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    Interesting ... and they did not get scheduled for same day ceremony (so it's not that they didn't know they were going to have one)? I definitely would not dress that informally even for biometrics (and our biometrics was at an ASC, not a full field office!). Always a collared shirt at the minimum and long pants (though in the past it has been jeans). But I'm also not from Canada and not white, so... I can't afford to be that casual
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    Will do! There is a museum on the top floor of the courthouse too that is the recommended place to take pictures afterwards, so we'll do that unless the ceremony runs waay overtime. Pants acquired - nice local shop that's been around since before WW2, very friendly staff, can't believe I have not been there before. They promise the alteration can be done by EOD today or first thing tomorrow, phew.
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    About to do an emergency run to get dress pants! Thanks to everyone that respond. I have proper dress shirts, and a sports coat, but have in the past been wearing them with (nice) jeans - and the pants from my wedding, of course, no longer fit. One snag is that I normally need to have the legs shortened, but eh, will just have to pay for rush alteration. (You can tell I work in a field where dressing up is not required)
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    Ahh, thank you! I just reread it and it does say that. The booklet on the website somehow omitted this last point Got it, thanks. We can sleep easy now, my wife will just have to explain what happened to her EAD
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    Right, I'll bring it so I can return it if asked. Not really analogous, but since we can't return both cards anyway - due to never getting my wife's EAD - what's the harm in keeping the card provided they don't ask for it? If they need an explanation for not returning a card then of course I would rather return it.
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    Hmm ... good point. I'll bring mine in case it's asked, but if it's not, any downside to keeping it? (I still have my old library cards from previous states too) Thanks everyone!
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    Yes. I guess I'll keep mine as a souvenir then. Fair enough! Just curious on this part really. Also the weather forecast is swinging wildly between heat wave (the heat dome is predicted to peak tomorrow and Thursday at 100F before heat index) and thunderstorm (AccuWeather initially predicted this for Thu/Fri then changed its mind). So we're erring towards business casual, and since we can't wear jeans I guess a good umbrella is in order in case it does actually rains
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    Hi all, Our judicial oath ceremonies are finally happening this Friday. Preparing for it and noticed several potential issues: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/chapter5.pdf says only the green card needs to be returned, but https://askellis.com/oath-ceremony-naturalization/ (not official, but reading it since it discusses what happens on the day) say return other USCIS issued documents like EAD and AP as well. Presumably only the green card is needed? Our concern is somewhere between USCIS and USPS my wife's EAD card was lost. We didn't really file any official report back then since our green card interview was scheduled not long after anyway. And how strictly is the dress code enforced? Esp the no jeans part """ The naturalization ceremony is a solemn and meaningful event. Please dress in proper attire to respect the dignity of this event (please no jeans, shorts, or flip flops). """ Thanks!
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    Apparently you *might* get some assistance, provided your other nationality allows citizens to enter via another passport (e.g. the US passport). Some countries do, some countries don't (not sure if Greece allows it or not) Per the State Department guidance:https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/Dual-Nationality-Travelers.html
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    I'm a fan of this site - as it provides concise information on whether dual citizenship is allowed in many countries (though I'd use that as a springboard to dive into details more to verify): https://www.dualcitizenshipreport.org/dual-citizenship/greece/ Seems like it's allowed per law 4251/2014 -- so it might be recent? Any chance the passage you quote cites the relevant law, maybe it's simply out of date. The situation you cited is very similar to Indonesia - the process of losing citizenship is, as @OldUser noted, not automatic, but if you ever try to exercise your rights (e.g. using the Indonesian passport, or inheriting lands / companies) and are found out to have a second nationality, they revoke it.
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    Indeed. Showing birth certificate together with a proof of legal name change (i.e. either marriage license or the court document) should be fine. We have a related situation - we (the parents) are changing our names, and our old names are on our son's birth certificate. We'll have to see (but it's a low priority) if we can get that reissued, as well as our marriage certificate, but very few places we plan to visit would ever want to see our marriage license (Google 'hotel raid unmarried couples' at your own risk)
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    A heart, square, or shield, with either one country's flag on one side and the US flag on the other, or four quadrants with four different flags.
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    Agreed. Even with double-dipping from a US masters or higher, who knows what's the chance of securing H-1B during the post-graduation OPT window (36 months for STEM, so you get three tries). Once you're on L-1 you can just renew indefinitely while trying for H-1B -- and also, if you can juggle it, there are online masters programs (the one from Georgia Tech seems highly recommended, and I hear the one from UC Boulder is quite good for those with non-traditional backgrounds) -- so you can even do that concurrently with working under L-1 and then improve your chance of getting H-1B once you graduate. (I've heard of people who actually pulled off the masters while working -- caution: they have no life on weekends).
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