Completed Naturalization-Cleveland
Apr 17th 2004, 1:55 pm
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Completed Naturalization-Cleveland
At last my Journey to become a US citizen came to an end yesterday in the Federal Court House, Cleveland.
I was scheduled for 1 PM. I arrived at the courthouse at 12 PM and caught the end of the morning ceremony.
At 1 PM, USCIS officer came and started calling names for people to check in. Many people forgot to fill the back of the oath ceremony letter or they signed a date before the date of ceremony. When you go to check-in they ask you to sign your naturalization certificate too.
The judge came in at 2 PM and gave a brief speech about her grandparents being immigrants. She asked some people to talk about the people they are thanful to come to this point.
This was followed by administration of oath. Following the oath administration, the naturalization certificate was distributed.
Overall, it took about 30 minutes after Judge came in. I was out of the place by 2:30 PM.
Please note, you do not have passport application at this place. Also, the court is not an acceptance facility. I went down to Cleveland main post office to give my passport application.
Now I am waiting for application, so that I can make my trip to India on May 6.
I want to thank all the people who helped me through the process. Especially all the moral support from fellow clevelanders, Lisa, Marius, Jamie and anyone else I have forgotten.
Thanks again
Sundar
I was scheduled for 1 PM. I arrived at the courthouse at 12 PM and caught the end of the morning ceremony.
At 1 PM, USCIS officer came and started calling names for people to check in. Many people forgot to fill the back of the oath ceremony letter or they signed a date before the date of ceremony. When you go to check-in they ask you to sign your naturalization certificate too.
The judge came in at 2 PM and gave a brief speech about her grandparents being immigrants. She asked some people to talk about the people they are thanful to come to this point.
This was followed by administration of oath. Following the oath administration, the naturalization certificate was distributed.
Overall, it took about 30 minutes after Judge came in. I was out of the place by 2:30 PM.
Please note, you do not have passport application at this place. Also, the court is not an acceptance facility. I went down to Cleveland main post office to give my passport application.
Now I am waiting for application, so that I can make my trip to India on May 6.
I want to thank all the people who helped me through the process. Especially all the moral support from fellow clevelanders, Lisa, Marius, Jamie and anyone else I have forgotten.
Thanks again
Sundar
Last edited by SundarV; Apr 17th 2004 at 1:57 pm.
Apr 17th 2004, 7:50 pm
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Re: Completed Naturalization-Cleveland
Congratulations. I'm so glad to see that your journey is finally over.
Rete
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Originally posted by SundarV
At last my Journey to become a US citizen came to an end yesterday in the Federal Court House, Cleveland.
I was scheduled for 1 PM. I arrived at the courthouse at 12 PM and caught the end of the morning ceremony.
At 1 PM, USCIS officer came and started calling names for people to check in. Many people forgot to fill the back of the oath ceremony letter or they signed a date before the date of ceremony. When you go to check-in they ask you to sign your naturalization certificate too.
The judge came in at 2 PM and gave a brief speech about her grandparents being immigrants. She asked some people to talk about the people they are thanful to come to this point.
This was followed by administration of oath. Following the oath administration, the naturalization certificate was distributed.
Overall, it took about 30 minutes after Judge came in. I was out of the place by 2:30 PM.
Please note, you do not have passport application at this place. Also, the court is not an acceptance facility. I went down to Cleveland main post office to give my passport application.
Now I am waiting for application, so that I can make my trip to India on May 6.
I want to thank all the people who helped me through the process. Especially all the moral support from fellow clevelanders, Lisa, Marius, Jamie and anyone else I have forgotten.
Thanks again
Sundar
At last my Journey to become a US citizen came to an end yesterday in the Federal Court House, Cleveland.
I was scheduled for 1 PM. I arrived at the courthouse at 12 PM and caught the end of the morning ceremony.
At 1 PM, USCIS officer came and started calling names for people to check in. Many people forgot to fill the back of the oath ceremony letter or they signed a date before the date of ceremony. When you go to check-in they ask you to sign your naturalization certificate too.
The judge came in at 2 PM and gave a brief speech about her grandparents being immigrants. She asked some people to talk about the people they are thanful to come to this point.
This was followed by administration of oath. Following the oath administration, the naturalization certificate was distributed.
Overall, it took about 30 minutes after Judge came in. I was out of the place by 2:30 PM.
Please note, you do not have passport application at this place. Also, the court is not an acceptance facility. I went down to Cleveland main post office to give my passport application.
Now I am waiting for application, so that I can make my trip to India on May 6.
I want to thank all the people who helped me through the process. Especially all the moral support from fellow clevelanders, Lisa, Marius, Jamie and anyone else I have forgotten.
Thanks again
Sundar
Apr 17th 2004, 8:15 pm
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Re: Completed Naturalization-Cleveland
Congratulations and Goodluck on start of next Journey.
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Apr 22nd 2004, 2:56 pm
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Re: Completed Naturalization-Cleveland
Sundarv:
Congratulations. I know you (and others) have been helping many others in patiently answering questions and being a source of encouragement to us all.
Thanks to your advice about seeking Congressman's help, I finally got my interview.
God Bless
Congratulations. I know you (and others) have been helping many others in patiently answering questions and being a source of encouragement to us all.
Thanks to your advice about seeking Congressman's help, I finally got my interview.
God Bless
Originally posted by SundarV
At last my Journey to become a US citizen came to an end yesterday in the Federal Court House, Cleveland.
Jamie01. Married USC; N-400 Aug 1 2002 to NSC, priority date Aug 6 2002.
Finger Print: Oct 1 2003. 2nd fingerprint date: March 4 2004 (1st one is past 15 months)
Interview Date: June 18, 2004.
I was scheduled for 1 PM. I arrived at the courthouse at 12 PM and caught the end of the morning ceremony.
At 1 PM, USCIS officer came and started calling names for people to check in. Many people forgot to fill the back of the oath ceremony letter or they signed a date before the date of ceremony. When you go to check-in they ask you to sign your naturalization certificate too.
The judge came in at 2 PM and gave a brief speech about her grandparents being immigrants. She asked some people to talk about the people they are thanful to come to this point.
This was followed by administration of oath. Following the oath administration, the naturalization certificate was distributed.
Overall, it took about 30 minutes after Judge came in. I was out of the place by 2:30 PM.
Please note, you do not have passport application at this place. Also, the court is not an acceptance facility. I went down to Cleveland main post office to give my passport application.
Now I am waiting for application, so that I can make my trip to India on May 6.
I want to thank all the people who helped me through the process. Especially all the moral support from fellow clevelanders, Lisa, Marius, Jamie and anyone else I have forgotten.
Thanks again
Sundar
At last my Journey to become a US citizen came to an end yesterday in the Federal Court House, Cleveland.
Jamie01. Married USC; N-400 Aug 1 2002 to NSC, priority date Aug 6 2002.
Finger Print: Oct 1 2003. 2nd fingerprint date: March 4 2004 (1st one is past 15 months)
Interview Date: June 18, 2004.
I was scheduled for 1 PM. I arrived at the courthouse at 12 PM and caught the end of the morning ceremony.
At 1 PM, USCIS officer came and started calling names for people to check in. Many people forgot to fill the back of the oath ceremony letter or they signed a date before the date of ceremony. When you go to check-in they ask you to sign your naturalization certificate too.
The judge came in at 2 PM and gave a brief speech about her grandparents being immigrants. She asked some people to talk about the people they are thanful to come to this point.
This was followed by administration of oath. Following the oath administration, the naturalization certificate was distributed.
Overall, it took about 30 minutes after Judge came in. I was out of the place by 2:30 PM.
Please note, you do not have passport application at this place. Also, the court is not an acceptance facility. I went down to Cleveland main post office to give my passport application.
Now I am waiting for application, so that I can make my trip to India on May 6.
I want to thank all the people who helped me through the process. Especially all the moral support from fellow clevelanders, Lisa, Marius, Jamie and anyone else I have forgotten.
Thanks again
Sundar
Apr 22nd 2004, 3:27 pm
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Re: Completed Naturalization-Cleveland
Originally posted by jamie01
Sundarv:
Congratulations. I know you (and others) have been helping many others in patiently answering questions and being a source of encouragement to us all.
Thanks to your advice about seeking Congressman's help, I finally got my interview.
God Bless
Sundarv:
Congratulations. I know you (and others) have been helping many others in patiently answering questions and being a source of encouragement to us all.
Thanks to your advice about seeking Congressman's help, I finally got my interview.
God Bless
Congrats. When is your interview?
I am sure it is going to be a breeze
Take care
Sundar
Apr 22nd 2004, 8:20 pm
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Re: Completed Naturalization-Cleveland
Originally posted by SundarV
At last my Journey to become a US citizen came to an end yesterday in the Federal Court House, Cleveland.
I was scheduled for 1 PM. I arrived at the courthouse at 12 PM and caught the end of the morning ceremony.
At 1 PM, USCIS officer came and started calling names for people to check in. Many people forgot to fill the back of the oath ceremony letter or they signed a date before the date of ceremony. When you go to check-in they ask you to sign your naturalization certificate too.
The judge came in at 2 PM and gave a brief speech about her grandparents being immigrants. She asked some people to talk about the people they are thanful to come to this point.
This was followed by administration of oath. Following the oath administration, the naturalization certificate was distributed.
Overall, it took about 30 minutes after Judge came in. I was out of the place by 2:30 PM.
Please note, you do not have passport application at this place. Also, the court is not an acceptance facility. I went down to Cleveland main post office to give my passport application.
Now I am waiting for application, so that I can make my trip to India on May 6.
I want to thank all the people who helped me through the process. Especially all the moral support from fellow clevelanders, Lisa, Marius, Jamie and anyone else I have forgotten.
Thanks again
Sundar
At last my Journey to become a US citizen came to an end yesterday in the Federal Court House, Cleveland.
I was scheduled for 1 PM. I arrived at the courthouse at 12 PM and caught the end of the morning ceremony.
At 1 PM, USCIS officer came and started calling names for people to check in. Many people forgot to fill the back of the oath ceremony letter or they signed a date before the date of ceremony. When you go to check-in they ask you to sign your naturalization certificate too.
The judge came in at 2 PM and gave a brief speech about her grandparents being immigrants. She asked some people to talk about the people they are thanful to come to this point.
This was followed by administration of oath. Following the oath administration, the naturalization certificate was distributed.
Overall, it took about 30 minutes after Judge came in. I was out of the place by 2:30 PM.
Please note, you do not have passport application at this place. Also, the court is not an acceptance facility. I went down to Cleveland main post office to give my passport application.
Now I am waiting for application, so that I can make my trip to India on May 6.
I want to thank all the people who helped me through the process. Especially all the moral support from fellow clevelanders, Lisa, Marius, Jamie and anyone else I have forgotten.
Thanks again
Sundar
your passport will be a different experience.. I got mine in under 2 weeks
no more USCIS, congratulations
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Apr 22nd 2004, 11:45 pm
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June 18, thanks
Originally posted by SundarV
Congrats. When is your interview?
I am sure it is going to be a breeze
Take care
Sundar
Congrats. When is your interview?
I am sure it is going to be a breeze
Take care
Sundar
May 4th 2004, 12:41 pm
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Re: Completed Naturalization-Cleveland
Received oath appointment for May 21.
Almost over....
Almost over....
May 4th 2004, 1:07 pm
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Originally posted by suiram
Received oath appointment for May 21.
Almost over....
Received oath appointment for May 21.
Almost over....
Congrats! I am glad that you are seeing the end.
I am leaving for India on Thu. Got my US passport and Indian visa and ready to leave.
Sundar
May 4th 2004, 1:48 pm
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Have a safe trip and good luck with DCF in India.
May 4th 2004, 1:48 pm
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Have a safe trip, SundarV.
Suiram, I am happy for your upcoming Oath ceremeony!
God Bless!
Suiram, I am happy for your upcoming Oath ceremeony!
God Bless!
Originally posted by SundarV
Marius,
Congrats! I am glad that you are seeing the end.
I am leaving for India on Thu. Got my US passport and Indian visa and ready to leave.
Sundar
Marius,
Congrats! I am glad that you are seeing the end.
I am leaving for India on Thu. Got my US passport and Indian visa and ready to leave.
Sundar
May 4th 2004, 7:31 pm
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Originally posted by jamie01
Have a safe trip, SundarV.
Suiram, I am happy for your upcoming Oath ceremeony!
God Bless!
Have a safe trip, SundarV.
Suiram, I am happy for your upcoming Oath ceremeony!
God Bless!
May 4th 2004, 8:35 pm
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Originally posted by suiram
Thank you. Yours is around the corner as well
Thank you. Yours is around the corner as well
May 4th 2004, 9:18 pm
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Originally posted by suiram
Received oath appointment for May 21.
Almost over....
Received oath appointment for May 21.
Almost over....
Congrats Marius!
Lisa
May 4th 2004, 9:21 pm
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Originally posted by SundarV
Marius,
Congrats! I am glad that you are seeing the end.
I am leaving for India on Thu. Got my US passport and Indian visa and ready to leave.
Sundar
Marius,
Congrats! I am glad that you are seeing the end.
I am leaving for India on Thu. Got my US passport and Indian visa and ready to leave.
Sundar
Have a safe trip......bring back lots of warm weather....and the wife hopefully will be soon to follow.
Lisa