M. Duarte

Hi all,

Got a quick question. I had my citizenship interview on May 21, 2004 in
Cleveland, OH and today, June 1, 2004, I received a letter from USCIS
confirming that I am scheduled for the Oath on June 4, 2004. Yes, that
was fast. I am very surprised. The USCIS Officer told me at the
interview that they were up-to-date on the ceremonies, but I didn't
expect it to be that fast! Anyway, will I be receiving my
naturalization certificate after the ceremony? Or will they mail it to
me? Thanks for any feedback!

M. Duarte

suiram

You will get your N.C. at the ceremony. Infact, the judge will give it to you after the oath.

Things that will happen:

1. You get there 8xx W.Superior ( ~15 minute walk from the public square ).
2. Follow the signs... The stairway is close to the elevators, one flight down.

There is no point in showing up early - nothing will start happening till the specified time.
3. "instruction lady" will explain what to do later:
(a) wait till your name is called ( they call them in batches of 5 or more )
(b) sign the invitation letter/oath appointment letter in front of clerk(???) - everything else can be filled out before
(c) sign the certificate - your green card is taken away. So, what is your immigration status between NOW and the OATH?

4. wait .... till the judge gets there ( ~1 hour)
5. s/he administers the oath.
6. people get emotional and start telling their stories
7. the judge starts handing out naturalization certificates and posing for pictures. calls 2 people at a time.
....
8. You got your NC, can definetely go home now.

You will also be given
1. letter from George W.
2. "instructional booklet"
3. 1 ( one) rolled up American flag with greetings from some organization.

If you want to apply for the passport, do not trust DoS website - check with the listed locations if they accept passport applications.

Rete

Or if you are in NYC and have a federal judge who likes his liquid lunches and it is past 12 o'clock, then the clerk will hand you your certificate after the judge swears you in and leaves the room. Which is, btw, immediately after the swearing in. As he said, he has too many things to do today.

Rete

jamie01

Durate:

Could you please describe your interview process?
sequence of steps and time took etc... The letter you got after the interview - what did it say? Information on date ytou filed etc will also be useful.

Do they pick the oath site based on where you live or ypu can opt for a certain site? Did the officer give an indication, at interview, when the oath might be?

My interview is in a couple of weeks.
Thanks
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