60+ people taking oath, half wore beach flip-flops(men and women), also several men i

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danny1968

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I took my oath at a USCIS ceremony this week.

Here's a partial list of what I observed.... not very well dressed, to say the least! :D there were 60+ people taking oath(myself included)

nearly half of the men and women wore beach flip-flops(yes, it was a hot day, but flip-flops at an oath ceremony? :( )

several men (Indian and a couple of Korean men) wore khaki-colored shorts.

3 men wore shirt/trousers/ties.

2 women(a Korean lady and a Columbian lady) wore silk white shirts with floral skirts)

the lady sitting next to me wore a tank top, with men's cargo pants.

4 crying babies.(mothers who came to ceremony alone with babies in strollers)

there was also a man and a woman wearing nice-looking business suit and pantsuit... (OH, BUT WAIT, they turned out to the USCIS districe office
director and his assistant who led us in taking the oath... :( )

In case you were wondering, I myself wore a black shortsleeve shirt(no tie)
and white pants with big buckle, with my favourite snakeskin cowboy boots.:p
 
Congratulations! I guess this means I can wear my black speedo, muscle shirt, black socks and sandals to my oath :D
 
Vorpal said:
See, you're already an American!:D
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good point... on a subconscious level, I just wore my favourite clothing, which just happens to be very American. (or very Texan! :) I didn't want to wear my stuffy business suit, which turned out to be a very wise decision in 95 degree weather.

the only problem was that I had to take off both of my cowboy boots when going through the metal detector at the USCIS. they had many metal pieces on them.... :)
 
when i took my oath i was wearing a hooded sweater, pants and flip flops...same also when i went for my interview :)
 
danny1968 said:
I took my oath at a USCIS ceremony this week.

Here's a partial list of what I observed.... not very well dressed, to say the least! :D there were 60+ people taking oath(myself included)

nearly half of the men and women wore beach flip-flops(yes, it was a hot day, but flip-flops at an oath ceremony? :( )

several men (Indian and a couple of Korean men) wore khaki-colored shorts.

3 men wore shirt/trousers/ties.

2 women(a Korean lady and a Columbian lady) wore silk white shirts with floral skirts)

the lady sitting next to me wore a tank top, with men's cargo pants.

4 crying babies.(mothers who came to ceremony alone with babies in strollers)

there was also a man and a woman wearing nice-looking business suit and pantsuit... (OH, BUT WAIT, they turned out to the USCIS districe office
director and his assistant who led us in taking the oath... :( )

In case you were wondering, I myself wore a black shortsleeve shirt(no tie)
and white pants with big buckle, with my favourite snakeskin cowboy boots.:p
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you had the time to check eveyone out!

the ceremony had to be so boring, right!
 
davidm992 said:
you had the time to check eveyone out!

the ceremony had to be so boring, right!
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I wouldn't say the ceremony was boring... just took longer than I expected.
Most of the time was spent on making sure every applicant was sitting in
the correct seat with the correct number. Two young ladies didn't seem
to be able to read number.... :( the crying babies didn't help either...
the USCIS district office direct didn't begin the ceremony until the babies
were calmed down....

the actual ceremony only took 10 minutes... read the oath, took the certificate.... no video to watch and no speech from anybody. :(
 
hahaha, yeah, hubby and i were overdressed at my interview and oath. actually, the men, almost all of them, looked nice, white shirts and either khaki or black pants. but women? OH MY GOD!!!! sexy shiny tops, and i mean bootie shorts :) or i don't know, something you can't breathe from. just a very small number of elderly women wore nicer looking stuff. but the officers, all of them, we're dressed in either business, or business casual. so while hubby and i were commenting that we went overboard with docs and clothes i still felt better being overlyd ressed than 'underdressed."
snakeskin shoes?
heheheh NO COMMENT
 
OK, I've decided! I'm wearing my Harley Davidson boots, cutoff denim shorts and aviator sunglasses....maybe a bow tie too!
 
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