Unable to get U.S. Passport - need seal on Naturalization Certificate

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tilamuse

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Hello everyone,

I applied for the U.S. passport about 3 weeks ago with my newly issued Certificate of Naturalization and other required documents.

Today, I get the letter from U.S. Department of State, Seattle Passport Agency, stating that I need to submit "a Naturalization Certificate bearing the official seal of either the USCIS or INS." They told me to return my Naturalization Certificate to the USCIS for "placement of the official seal." They also said that form or letter which verify my naturalization aren't acceptable. I have 90 days to submit the correct Certificate or my application for passport will be denied.

I looked over my Certificate and it does not have any type of seal on it; it does have 4 watermarks. I have no idea what to do or who to call.

Should I just schedule an appointment with the USCIS to get the seal on the Certificate? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
tilamuse said:
Hello everyone,

I applied for the U.S. passport about 3 weeks ago with my newly issued Certificate of Naturalization and other required documents.

Today, I get the letter from U.S. Department of State, Seattle Passport Agency, stating that I need to submit "a Naturalization Certificate bearing the official seal of either the USCIS or INS." They told me to return my Naturalization Certificate to the USCIS for "placement of the official seal." They also said that form or letter which verify my naturalization aren't acceptable. I have 90 days to submit the correct Certificate or my application for passport will be denied.

I looked over my Certificate and it does not have any type of seal on it; it does have 4 watermarks. I have no idea what to do or who to call.

Should I just schedule an appointment with the USCIS to get the seal on the Certificate? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I could be in the same boat. I had noticed that the raised seal on my certificate was barely visible around the picture area.
 
tilamuse said:
Hello everyone,

I applied for the U.S. passport about 3 weeks ago with my newly issued Certificate of Naturalization and other required documents.

Today, I get the letter from U.S. Department of State, Seattle Passport Agency, stating that I need to submit "a Naturalization Certificate bearing the official seal of either the USCIS or INS." They told me to return my Naturalization Certificate to the USCIS for "placement of the official seal." They also said that form or letter which verify my naturalization aren't acceptable. I have 90 days to submit the correct Certificate or my application for passport will be denied.

I looked over my Certificate and it does not have any type of seal on it; it does have 4 watermarks. I have no idea what to do or who to call.

Should I just schedule an appointment with the USCIS to get the seal on the Certificate? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Schedule an Infopass appointment ASAP and take the certificate to your local DO and they should be able to fix the issue for you. I distinctly remember 2 or 3 months back a couple of others on this board faced the exact same situation and the post office itself refused to accept the passport package. It was sorted out in a day by contacting the local DO.

Keep in mind that the A-file is only at your local DO for approx. a month or so after your Interview (or Oath I am not sure which one); so the sooner you do this the more chances you have of timely settling this. Otherwise they may have to arrange to have your file transferred back and this could delay the issuance of the new certificate.
 
TheFree said:
I could be in the same boat. I had noticed that the raised seal on my certificate was barely visible around the picture area.
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If you have a raised seal that is good enough. The seal is barely visible but you should be able to feel it over the picture.
 
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