Can I apply for US passport right after the oath ceremony, or is there a waiting period.
Can I apply for US passport right after the oath ceremony, or is there a waiting period.
If you have your signed naturalization certificate, you can apply for a passport right away. However, please know that you have to send your original naturalization certificate to the State Dept. Passport Office when you apply for your passport. You may want to make a copy of it before you send it off.
Does the State Department Passport Office return the original certificate to you with the new passport or do they keep it?
Yes, they return the original to you. It sometimes comes back in a separate mailing apart from the passport.