scot47

Next step ? Receive Draft Card ?

scrubbedexpat091

Some courts you only go in if selected. The court in my area of California, you call in for X days, my last one in 2010 I was excused first call and never had to miss work or attend court.

Now I have a valid excuse not to attend at all, living outside the US. Every year though I get a jury summons at my dads house still.

Hotscot

Here's a tip if you get jury service.

Often you can request to change the date, and if you change the date to something near a holiday weekend they often cancel the court date. You've then fulfilled your duty.

Havnfun

Congratulations! Curious to know how many people were at your oath ceremony? I had mine in LA in December and there were 3,300 people, my husband had his on February 20th and there were 3,275 people. Amazing how organized and efficient they are with that many people.

Hotscot

They got my gender wrong on the certificate at my Los Angeles ceremony.
When I went through the laborious process to get it fixed the agent said I must have made a mistake on my paperwork. I was very pissed.

Rete

I believe Ozzidoc is a female and even if they are male, if you are over 26 you don't have to register for the selective service.

Rete

It was the kilt!

Supplies

Hotscot

Yes, your certificate.

Other citizens have passports, passport cards and birth certificates.

Supplies

Ozzidoc

That's a lot of people. I forget the exact number, but it was something like 1250 people who were taking their oath ceremony. Did you have any entertainment? We had 30 minutes of Lithuanian and Latvian folk dancing to keep us occupied - presumably while they were printing and sorting the certificates.

Ozzidoc

Rete is, as always, correct.

Ozzidoc

In your position, I would get a passport card to have as a means of citizenship identification.

Ozzidoc

Oh no!!! What a palaver! Did you notice the error at the time the certificate was given to you? Did you have to wait until they reprinted it, or....something else?

Ozzidoc

Thank you. I am one of those strange people who does want to participate in the justice system, but I am concerned about someone caring for my 4 year old when he's not at pre-school.
(I may end up homeschooling him until he is nearly six. He and his 9 year old sister are already "everywhere schooled". Game-schooling is a favorite activity.)