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Oath and Ceremony
- Thread starter kyoung
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I don't know specifically about Sacramento, but I think in general it is ok to take guests. I understand they watch the ceremony from a separate place from the people taking the oath. I am just saying what I remember reading. By separate I mean they don't stand besides you, but probably wait at the back of the place, or something like that.
If there is a Sacramento thread it would be good to post your question there too, but I don't think it gets as much traffic as the San Jose thread, so chances are nobody will answer before you have to go to the ceremony. So, my personal advice would be to take your family along. By the way, they discourage to bring little kids, as they become fussy and make noise and in a way ruin a bit the ceremony experience for the rest of the people, so use your better judgement according to the age of your kids and how they will behave.
My 2 cents.
If there is a Sacramento thread it would be good to post your question there too, but I don't think it gets as much traffic as the San Jose thread, so chances are nobody will answer before you have to go to the ceremony. So, my personal advice would be to take your family along. By the way, they discourage to bring little kids, as they become fussy and make noise and in a way ruin a bit the ceremony experience for the rest of the people, so use your better judgement according to the age of your kids and how they will behave.
My 2 cents.
You should definitely bring your family!! It's an important occasion for you and your family.
I've never heard of an oath ceremony where guests aren't allowed. So, you should be fine.
Just make sure that you designate a "meet-up" point where you can meet after the ceremony. If it's a large one, it's really easy to lose people in the crowd.
I've never heard of an oath ceremony where guests aren't allowed. So, you should be fine.
Just make sure that you designate a "meet-up" point where you can meet after the ceremony. If it's a large one, it's really easy to lose people in the crowd.
AFAIK guests are always allowed. Whether or not you all sit together depends on the type of ceremony - smaller procedural ceremonies held in a DO (e.g. the way Baltimore does it) typically let guests and participants sit together, while larger events typically separate people.
And, for what it is worth, if the kids are your kids, live with you, and have a green card, then it's really their ceremony as well - they will be getting their US Citizenship as you recite the oath.
That said, bring a friend along to mind the kids. At the ceremonies I've been to, the "guests" are well separated from the oath-takers.
That said, bring a friend along to mind the kids. At the ceremonies I've been to, the "guests" are well separated from the oath-takers.