Applying for US passport next day of Oath

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I am about to start my N400 process and was thinking to apply for US passport (same day service) next day of the oath ceremony. To take an appointment do one have to declare himself as US citizen? If yes then are there any implications of getting the advanced appointment since average time is around 10 days?

I have read on the forum that many members have taken the appointment but didn't sign the form. Is this good enough?

I would appreciate if you can share your experience if you did it in the past.
 
You can only apply for same day service if you have an airline ticket for that day or a very near travel date. However don't see why you want to waste additional money. Regular application with priority service takes not more than 14 days.
 
I understand the point Tazmania and I am also aware of the ticket rule. The reason I would like to do this is because I travel quite a bit due to business and I cannot wait 2 weeks. I need to apply for a visa so I can also get a letter from my company to get the urgent passport. My company will cover the cost any way so no issues there.

I wonder what is the wait time to get the appointment in Dallas passport office these days?
 
If you make the appointment 2 weeks ahead, you'll easily get one. If it's urgent, you can also just show up with proof of travel. This happened at the New York office when I was there.
 
Cafeconleche (and Tazmania)

Did you schedule an appointment 2 weeks before you applied for the passport? Or did you do it same day you had the oath?

I think the question here is - should we schedule 2 weeks in advance (while we are not yet citizens) even in case oath is delayed or (worst case scenario) citizenship is denied?
 
There's no problem making an appointment before you're a citizen, and you can easily cancel it if you need to. I made the appointment before my oath date.
 
chracatoa said:
I think the question here is - should we schedule 2 weeks in advance (while we are not yet citizens) even in case oath is delayed or (worst case scenario) citizenship is denied?
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You're putting the cart before the horse. It doesn't make sense to schedule it before you know your oath date.
 
Jackolantern said:
You're putting the cart before the horse. It doesn't make sense to schedule it before you know your oath date.
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So back to the original question - some people managed to get their expedite passport process started next day after oath - and oath was same day as interview. How is that possible? I'm guessing you can schedule it in advance and cancel in case something happens.

I have to travel in January for business to a country that needs a visa so I'd need an expedited passport to apply for the visa. But if it is taking 2 weeks to schedule I will have problems...

ETA: Basically what cafeconlache said?
 
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Chracatoa,

That's exactly what I am planning to do. I have seen (at least in Dallas) that if your interview is early morning then you can get same day oath provided your application is approved. If not I will simply cancel the passport appointment.
 
That's what I said. What's the problem here?

What Jackolantern said about the cart and horse means you haven't even got your oath date yet, so you're planning for something way too soon.
 
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