Naturalization Rescheduling Question

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rokett

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Hello, i will try to explain my problem as simple as possible.

I done my fingerprints screenings like 2-3 weeks ago, I today I got a mail for my interview date.

Date of my interview is January 9,
For a family emergency i need to be at my home country on middle or late December.

here are my questions

1) can i reschedule the date of the interview on something earlier like mid December?

2) Can i use my other passport to leave the country? I think my other passport is expired so can i go to consulate and renew it?

3) is there any other way that you can think of that will help me?

Thank you
 
I think you can only postpone your interview and I do not think that they will you accommodate earlier.

If it is really a true family emergency, then request a rescheduling, but if you are somewhat flexible, then I would suggest to attend the interview on the current date and travel later since in general, re-scheduling lengthens the naturalization process significantly.

Once you become a US citizen, you must leave and enter the US with a US passport. If you have travel planned before your naturalization, then make sure that you have a current passport from your original country. You can travel while your N-400 is pending up to the time of your oath ceremony. At the oath ceremony, they will take your greencard and at that point you will need to apply for a US passport.
 
1. It's unlikely to happen, but you can write a letter and explain the situation. You'll probably get a later date.
2. You can renew your passport and use it. That's not an issue.
3. Do you not know how long you'll be out for? Make sure someone checks your post so that if you get a new interview date and you can't make it, you can ask them to reschedule THAT date too.
 
cafeconleche said:
1. It's unlikely to happen, but you can write a letter and explain the situation. You'll probably get a later date.
2. You can renew your passport and use it. That's not an issue.
3. Do you not know how long you'll be out for? Make sure someone checks your post so that if you get a new interview date and you can't make it, you can ask them to reschedule THAT date too.
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I will be back at late January, like Jan 28, 29th. Something like that. So you are positive that i can renew and use my other passport. Thank you!
 
You should be able to renew your passport at a consulate/embassy of your country here in the US.
 
Are you asking because you are an asylee or refugee? Why would it be a problem to renew your passport and travel on it? That's exactly what you ought to do.
 
cafeconleche said:
Are you asking because you are an asylee or refugee? Why would it be a problem to renew your passport and travel on it? That's exactly what you ought to do.
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I asked that because some stupid people said, during the process of naturalization you cant use your other passport. Thats why i asked. I knew they lied to me but i wasnt sure
 
rokett said:
I asked that because some stupid people said, during the process of naturalization you cant use your other passport. Thats why i asked. I knew they lied to me but i wasnt sure
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This is the weirdest thing I heard. Until you take the oath you are a permanent resident and you need to use your greencard and your passport issued by your original country. There is no alternative.

I heard that some people have the misconception that you cannot travel at all while your naturalization is pending. This is not true. You can travel until your oath but you need to make sure that you do not miss important USCIS appointments like fingerprinting, interview, and of course the oath ceremony.

Once you take the oath, then you are a US citizen and of course at that point you need to enter and leave the US with a US passport. Up to that point, you remain a greencard holder.
 
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rokett said:
I asked that because some stupid people said, during the process of naturalization you cant use your other passport. Thats why i asked. I knew they lied to me but i wasnt sure
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Maybe you heard or read that out of context. Asylees using their country's passport at any time since being granted asylum could cause problems for naturalization. And *after* you naturalize, you may be unable to use your original country's passport, depending on your country's rules regarding dual citizenship. But in general, it is perfectly OK to use your non-US passport at any time as a green card holder, whether during naturalization or the years before applying for naturalization.
 
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