While Philadelphia DO has USCIS jurisdiction over Delaware applicants, the oath is a judicial process. In DOs with administrative oaths, the power to administer oaths has been conferred on the DO director by the court under whose jurisdiction that DO falls. In other words, regardless of where the applicant's interview was conducted, the oath must be conducted by the court (or authorized delegate thereof) under whose jurisdiction the applicant resides.
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My Long and stressfull Interview experriance
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While Philadelphia DO has USCIS jurisdiction over Delaware applicants, the oath is a judicial process. In DOs with administrative oaths, the power to administer oaths has been conferred on the DO director by the court under whose jurisdiction that DO falls. In other words, regardless of where the applicant's interview was conducted, the oath must be conducted by the court (or authorized delegate thereof) under whose jurisdiction the applicant resides.
So which court conferred the power on the DO? It must be a federal court or state court is OK? Does every state
have federal court? If it is state court, even I my self am not sure I am under same court's jurisdiction as Philadelphia or
not even though I took oath there.
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Congratulations, armin78! Glad to see that everything worked out in your favor.
Some oath ceremonies are judicial and are held in court, others are administrative and are held at the DO.
Thank you. I am beyond happy and so relieved. but to be honest, until i become a us citizen and have the certificate in hand , i am still little worried. so hopefully everything should go ok from here.
but to be honest, until i become a us citizen and have the certificate in hand , i am still little worried.
You can further delay stopping worrying until your get the passport (book and card). Department of State may
cross-check with USCIS one more time about validity of yoru certificate.
But after getting the passport, it will be pointless to worry unless you have nothing else to wroory about at all.
So which court conferred the power on the DO? It must be a federal court or state court is OK? Does every state
have federal court? If it is state court, even I my self am not sure I am under same court's jurisdiction as Philadelphia or
not even though I took oath there.
According to 8 CFR Paragraph 310.1, the sole authority to naturalize individuals is conferred upon the Attorney General of the United States. However, the Commissioner of USCIS is authorized to implement the Attorney General's authority. Take a look here: http://law.justia.com/us/cfr/title08/8-1.0.1.3.64.html#8:1.0.1.3.64.0.1.1
As far as Federal Courts are concerned, there are 94 Federal district courts. As such, I would assume that certain smaller jurisdictions (Delaware, for instance) may fall under the jurisdiction of a Federal court located in another city or state.
But after getting the passport, it will be pointless to worry unless you have nothing else to wroory about at all.
LOL, being worry is in my DNA.
BTW can i apply for passport the day after my oath ceremony ?
Thanks
You can apply for your passport on any day on or after your Oath. If you're not turning in the passport applicaiton at the oath ceremony, you need to fill out the online form as the one from the N-400 interview is pre-printed for the Naturalization Ceremony. (at least mine is)
BTW can i apply for passport the day after my oath ceremony ?
Yes. but you need to start to find a place that accept passport application. If it s walk-in, you can go there right after
oath. If it is appointment only, then you can make appointment for a time say 2 or 3 hours after oath now. Depend on where you take oath, you may receive a congratulation notice from a passport agency that say witin 30 days you cna do a
wlakin paassport application at their agency.
Prepare to get your payment ready for passport application.