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The State dept mails the passport and natz certificate separate. You will get it back no worries.

At the oat ceremony you will receive your certficate of naturalization, which is proof that you are a US citizen. You cannot use this to travel however, you must have a US passport. Make an appointment now with the nearest US State Dept passport center for Fri 18 and bring your certficate of...

USCIS has 120 days to make the final decision. From what members of this forum report, it looks like the DO of San Francisco has a turnaound time of about 2-3 weeks to get the oath letter. There is a ceremony scheduled for Dec 17. If there is no snag, you will probably get that date.

Just wanted to share. :) I had my oath ceremony today in San Francisco, together with 1272 other folks from 99 different countries. Folks were let into the hall at 1 pm, with a 2 pm start of the event itself. The USCIS "emce" is awesome, welcoming soon to be future citizens in multiple...

Agree with Uncle Joe. There will be no adverse effect (= delay) as long as you remain withing the same district office. Make sure that you file an address change -you can do that through the USCIS.gov website

Sanjay, If you are a US citizen, you can vote -but you know that. You do have to register first. Not sure what state you are in, but here in CA you can go to the DMV and register. You may be asked for proof of eligibility, just show your natz certificate or your US passport. My oath...

Uncle Joe, Congrats!!! My big day is Nov 19. I am not a US citizen just yet, but neverthelesss I salute and support you. God bless and godspeed to you.

My oath letter says to report promptly at 1:45 pm Nov 19 (Masonic center). I most certainly plan to be there earlier than that. :) The quesion is not so much for me as for my wife. My wife wants to share the moment with me, but cannot take too much time off work. I understand that it will take...

NO! Boy oh boy, is your job so bad/stressful that you cannot make some kind of arrangement? You have come this far, don't throw it out the window. If it really means something to you to become a US citizen, make it work. Get on a red-eye, drive 10 hours, whatever. I cannot see any employer who...

Should not be a problem. I assume you are still in the same state and under the jurisdiction of the same USCIS district office.

The US boarder control agent put the thumb screws on you. Think carefully about what you want, as you cannot have it both ways and be a PR in Canada and a PR in the US. I think your US PR status may be in danger, at the very least a little tainted, depending on how much time you spent outside...

Be upfront and honest about it during the interview and make sure you have the paperwork to back it up. Not to knock you, but why is your husband filling out your N400 application? Seems like you can read and write just fine. :D

oath letter received Updating my timeline. I got my oath letter in the mail yesterday. :) As yo can see it all moved pretty fast, just a little over 3.5 months. Good luck to all who are anxiously watching their mailbox. DO: San Francisco 07/24/09: Mailed to Phoenix lockbox 07/27/09...

Dublinguy, Yes the Oakland support center is now closed for business on Sat. I know of several people who successfully did walk in FPing in Oakland. It all depends on their workload. Try Wed, or try getting there real early like be at the door at 7:30 - 8 am and plead your case with the...

Agree with the previous replies. You can live anywhere you want. One little caveat is taxes. Since you are a US citizen, the IRS will come knocking. If there is a tax agreement between the US and your original home country you should be fine and double taxation will be avoided. I suggest you...