Citizenship!!! oh crap
 

Finally, after 5 years of living here i have been awarded citizenship.

Process was really simple and pain free, quick too.
I applied 4 years and 9 months after i moved here, had my interview 4 weeks after my 5 year anniversary, and have my Naturalization ceremony in 2 weeks time (4 weeks after interview).

Problem is, i have to surrender my greencard and need to travel to Hong Kong for work the week after my ceremony. I cant get a US passport that quickly!

Any ideas?

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still takes at least a week, i dont have that long...PLUS i have to send my naturalization certificate which i dont want to do before i travel.....

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Postpone your trip.

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Or postpone the oath ceremony ...

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yeah.... just spoke with passport office and USCIS... im bolloxed.
I guess i cant go and exhibit at the trade show in hong kong. :(

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i can only postpone one ceremony. if the second one comes in as a date when im out of the country, i have to start the process all over again.

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Really? I hadn't heard of that...where did you read/hear that?

There are a few passport offices around the USA, where they actually do same-day service. I know there's one in Tucson AZ and one somewhere in Oregon, I think? Have a look around on the net and see where the others are, and arrange a 1-day trip there to get your US Passport in 1 day.

Rene

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Without thinking this through - what would stop you using your British Passport?

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You haven't yet been awarded citizenship. You won't be awarded citizenship until after you take the oath at the naturalization ceremony.

Rene

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US citizens must, by law, enter the US on a US passport. I don't know what would actually happen if OP were to use a British Passport for the trip though.

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In the documentation i have, and during the interview, it was made clear to me that i can only miss one ceremony. If i skip two then i have to reapply for citizenship.

I think i will have to apply to the Atlanta office for a 'submit in person' process and hope that i get an appointment and passport before i have to leave for work!

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I see. I was hoping for a link, but I can research it.


http://travel.state.gov/passport/npi...ncies_913.html

Rene

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The USCIS Guide to Naturalization doesn't say there's a limit on how many times you can reschedule the oath ceremony:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/chapter3.pdf

20. What should I do if I cannot go to my oath ceremony?

If you cannot go to the oath ceremony, you should return the “Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony” (Form N-445) that you received to your local USCIS office. Include a letter saying why you cannot go to the ceremony. Make a copy of the notice and your letter before you send them to USCIS. Your local USCIS office will reschedule you and send you a new “Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony” (Form N-445) to tell you when your ceremony will be.

Rene

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Go to the ceremony, apply for US passport, leave on UK passport, get someone to fed ex US passport to you while you're away, renter on US passport?