Is it recommended to reschedule Oath?

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Mudita

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Dear All,

We have been scheduled for an OATH on 29th October in Sanjose. BUT there is a India Trip planned between 22nd and 10Nov for brother's marriage which is also falling on 29th oct :(...

Can you all please suggest if it is recommended to reschedule Oath?
We cannot afford to delay Oath too long because K1 needs to be applied just after getting Oath.

PLEASE Suggest if next oath date from USCIS will be very late? or one should attend OAth and miss marriage. How soon one should expect reschedule? Can it be november?

We would deeply appreciate help. We have one-two days to decide, whether to cancel tickets OR send letter to reschedule !!!!!

Regards,
Mudita
 
I agree with TripleCitizen. You would need to make a choice between the two. Rescheduling the Oath is not a great idea in and of itself. Since you have an additional constraint on the resulting delay because of K1 application, the short answer is just "no". Once you opt for rescheduling the Oath, you cannot control or have any say on the delay in getting a new interview date.
 
thanks, requesting others to share.....

thanks so much to TripleCitizen and NotSoBadKarma for thier thoughts.

I would appreciate and request each one of you to share thier experiences so that the decision can be made right.

As you all can understand,it is indeed a tough call.

Please share their thoughts with best of ur knowledge and intellect.

thanks in advance.

Regards,
Mudita
 
It's not a tough call. If you're concerned about K1 timing, or the DO in charge of your stuff seems to be busy and oath dates are non-deterministic, then you stay put and attend the wedding via NetMeeting :-).

Look at the worst case scenario, a 2-3 month delay of the Oath, and assorted 'yes' to be answered at the Oath ceremony ('did you travel outside the US', etc. You may run into someone who would question if attending a wedding is more important than taking the Oath, and that could add time to the picture, too.

Let's also not forget that once you take the Oath, a quick US passport is still 2-3 weeks away, plus any paperwork with passport to enter your country, etc, etc.

Look at the local DO's timelines (from posters here) and Oath rescheduling in general and see what are the times and issues involved...
 
It's a toss up between need of applying of K1 and your brother's wedding. If you request to reschedule oath, expect up to 3 month delay. The decision is yours.
 
PerpetualGC said:
You may run into someone who would question if attending a wedding is more important than taking the Oath, and that could add time to the picture, too.
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How would this add time? An IO at oath couldn't care less why an applicant rescheduled oath, let alone would he have that info infront of him/her.
PerpetualGC said:
Let's also not forget that once you take the Oath, a quick US passport is still 2-3 weeks away, plus any paperwork with passport to enter your country, etc, etc.
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National passport centers can process a US passport in one day. An India visa can be obtained in 1 week.
 
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A lot of what we're dealing with here is non-deterministic, and, as such, one's own risk aversion needs to be considered....
 
Go to your brother's wedding. This is a one in a lifetime event. Reschedule the oath. Worse comes to worse it might take two or three months extra, big deal. Even if your case gets stuck it might still be worth for you. You might have to spend some time fighting to get the case moving again (worst case, not likely). Follow the instructions on oath letter to reschedule. Rescheduling the oath is fairly safe.
 
Bobsmyth said:
Non-deterministic? It's a proven fact that you can get a US passport in a day and an India visa in a week.
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That's not the non-deterministic part. The rescheduling of the Oath is most definitely non-deterministic, along with the part about what could (not would) happen if someone asks a few too many questions about travel during the rescheduled Oath.
 
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Attend the wedding, it's a no brainer.
Nobody will question your travel (unless it breaks continuous residence requirement, but I think it's not your case).
It's not a big deal at all to reschedule the oath. I know somebody who forgot to go to the oath ceremony and got another OL in the mail the following week.
And even if it takes 2-3 months, it's your brother's wedding!
I'd be pretty upset if my brother didn't come to my wedding for any reason, let alone the oath.
 
PerpetualGC said:
That's not the non-deterministic part. The rescheduling of the Oath is most definitely non-deterministic, along with the part about what could (not would) happen if someone asks a few too many questions about travel during the rescheduled Oath.
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What question?
The only reason why there is that question is to check if somebody on the brink of breaking continuous residence actually did break that with that trip.
Otherwise anybody is absolutely free to travel wherever, whenever.
It's none of the IO business to know the purpose of the trip, as long as continuous residence is not an issue.
Plus, if OP mentions he went to attend his brother's wedding, any sane person would stop the conversation there.
 
sarrebal said:
What question?
The only reason why there is that question is to check if somebody on the brink of breaking continuous residence actually did break that with that trip.
Otherwise anybody is absolutely free to travel wherever, whenever.
It's none of the IO business to know the purpose of the trip, as long as continuous residence is not an issue.
Plus, if OP mentions he went to attend his brother's wedding, any sane person would stop the conversation there.
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Hello,
I know a lot of people had given you their opinion and it looks splitted two ways so far but the truth of the matter is that it's your own decision. Here's the way you may have to look at it. Question one, will you be able to forgive yourself knowing that you put your oath ceremony above your brother's wedding? Second question, will feel regrets if considerable delay occurs as a result of rescheduling? Answering one of those question honestly will help you make a decision. Either way, you are going to sacrifice one for the other but u decide which is more important if you were to consider all the variables. I will imagine that a spouse to be is involved in this matter. How will your decision affect you spouse to be? It's all your decision but know that either way you go, how it affects you is the most important factor to consider.
 
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sarrebal said:
It's none of the IO business to know the purpose of the trip, as long as continuous residence is not an issue.
Plus, if OP mentions he went to attend his brother's wedding, any sane person would stop the conversation there.
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Correct. It's all a matter of perceptions. Also, "none of their business" does not really apply in this context.

Either way, I'm glad I don't have to deal with the issue.
 
PerpetualGC said:
That's not the non-deterministic part. The rescheduling of the Oath is most definitely non-deterministic, along with the part about what could (not would) happen if someone asks a few too many questions about travel during the rescheduled Oath.
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Rescheduling an oath is permissible..everyone has their own reasons for doing so. Also, going on short travel between interview and oath is permissible. To suggest that either could lead to complications is based on the unknown rather than a full evaluation of the so called "risks" involved.
 
The issue isn't about travelling at all, it's about postponing the oath. Some people have gotten a reschedualed on in a few months. Others have been lost in the system and have spent many months or longer waiting for the oath.

You are putting your case back into USCIS's hands, they have been known to have backlogs and misplace things on a regular basis. If you do postpone it, you could have a short wait till your next oath like some people experiece, or you could have a much longer wait which others have experienced.

So with that, you need to determine if that risk is worth it or not for you that's all...
 
warlord said:
The issue isn't about travelling at all, it's about postponing the oath. Some people have gotten a reschedualed on in a few months. Others have been lost in the system and have spent many months or longer waiting for the oath.

You are putting your case back into USCIS's hands, they have been known to have backlogs and misplace things on a regular basis. If you do postpone it, you could have a short wait till your next oath like some people experiece, or you could have a much longer wait which others have experienced.
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Hence the statement that a oath reschedule can incur (on average) a delay of up to 3 month. The few reported delays of more than 3 moths for a oath reschedule are from cases stuck in the 2007 backlog, or from applicants who didn't take an assertive role in following up with their case.
 
Mudita said:
Dear All,

We have been scheduled for an OATH on 29th October in Sanjose. BUT there is a India Trip planned between 22nd and 10Nov for brother's marriage which is also falling on 29th oct :(...

Can you all please suggest if it is recommended to reschedule Oath?
We cannot afford to delay Oath too long because K1 needs to be applied just after getting Oath.

PLEASE Suggest if next oath date from USCIS will be very late? or one should attend OAth and miss marriage. How soon one should expect reschedule? Can it be november?

We would deeply appreciate help. We have one-two days to decide, whether to cancel tickets OR send letter to reschedule !!!!!

Regards,
Mudita
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If I am you, I'll go and attend the marriage. Everything is secondary when it comes to family(at least for me)
 
Dude,

Go to the wedding, drink and eat, celebrate your brother's wedding. After all, getting married is a one day event or two at most, but showing support to your brother is a great thing. Oath ceremonies can wait, but your brother can't wait for this honeymoon...:D

Reschedule the oath, go to India and have a blast...:rolleyes: If the reschedule takes 3 months, the world won't be ending then, you will be fine and as a citizen, your brother will be happy you came to his wedding, plus you will be a citizen, what better way to show family you love by self-sacrifice. :cool:
 
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