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Old May 10th 2007, 7:36 pm
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Default dual UK/USA citizen travelling on a british passport out and back into USA

hi all

ok, this is a tough one, but can anyone help me out?

i applied for my n-400 naturalization recently and received it quicker than planned for, took less than 2 months, even had the swearing in ceremony same day, hey, i'm not complaining!

BUT!! my wife booked a trip to costa rica a few weeks before the interview thinking that it would take months for me to becoem an american and get a new US passport.

so now i'm a US citizen, great, but i don't yet have a US passport, and nor do I have my green card ('cos i'm no longer a resident)

so, can i leave the US and return on my british passport and show immigration my naturalization certificate? (which would prolly really pee off immigration)


thanks, anyone, for your help.

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Old May 10th 2007, 8:02 pm
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Don't do it. You don't want your first act as a US citizen to be breaking the law.

You can get your passport in a day. Yea, they have a service for just this sort of thing. It probably takes a bit longer, but look up "Passport Expediters" on the net and you'll find dozens of listings and step by step instructions.

Check out the sites and get on the move to the Post Office. You can have it in no time...
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you've got to use a US passport to leave and enter the US as a USC...so either cancel the trip, or get the passport pronto....though you might get more advice in the US visas section of the forums
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thanks

but you need to tell my wife that! she thinks that i can somehow circumnavigate immigration or get a passprt in a few days! usps told me that it takes 3 weeks for an expedited passport and very rarely comes within 7 days.

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Default Re: dual UK/USA citizen travelling on a british passport out and back into USA

Originally Posted by leonatlanta
thanks

but you need to tell my wife that! she thinks that i can somehow circumnavigate immigration or get a passprt in a few days! usps told me that it takes 3 weeks for an expedited passport and very rarely comes within 7 days.

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i know peeps that have used this same day service company ~

http://www.urgentpassportandvisa.com...ting&ovtac=PPC
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Default Re: dual UK/USA citizen travelling on a british passport out and back into USA

Originally Posted by leonatlanta
thanks

but you need to tell my wife that! she thinks that i can somehow circumnavigate immigration or get a passprt in a few days! usps told me that it takes 3 weeks for an expedited passport and very rarely comes within 7 days.
I used a service and got mine in 4 days once. A. Briggs Passport or something like that. USPS tells you that because they don't like the hassle methinks..

It's Thursday, about 5. The last fedex /USPS overnight is probably at 7:00 if you have a major airport nearby. You could get it out today and have your passport by next week.
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Default Re: dual UK/USA citizen travelling on a british passport out and back into USA

Originally Posted by leonatlanta
hi all

ok, this is a tough one, but can anyone help me out?

i applied for my n-400 naturalization recently and received it quicker than planned for, took less than 2 months, even had the swearing in ceremony same day, hey, i'm not complaining!

BUT!! my wife booked a trip to costa rica a few weeks before the interview thinking that it would take months for me to becoem an american and get a new US passport.

so now i'm a US citizen, great, but i don't yet have a US passport, and nor do I have my green card ('cos i'm no longer a resident)

so, can i leave the US and return on my british passport and show immigration my naturalization certificate? (which would prolly really pee off immigration)


thanks, anyone, for your help.

leon
Under no circumstances leave or enter the US using your UK passport.

It's not clear when you're leaving for Costa Rica. You must use a US passport when leaving or entering the US. Pay for expedited processing for a US passport. If you're departure date is less than say two weeks away, I would change the date of your departure.

I'm not sure how long expedited processing takes. Please check the relevant US government website for processing times.
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OP: You might peruse some of these recent threads:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431893

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=435833

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=439795
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Default Re: dual UK/USA citizen travelling on a british passport out and back into USA

Originally Posted by penguinsix
I used a service and got mine in 4 days once. A. Briggs Passport or something like that. USPS tells you that because they don't like the hassle methinks..

It's Thursday, about 5. The last fedex /USPS overnight is probably at 7:00 if you have a major airport nearby. You could get it out today and have your passport by next week.
I used Briggs for Russian visas. They were excellent, got everything in no time.

http://www.abriggs.com/

You might be SOL though, they offer a same day service but I just found this on their website.

NOTE: The U.S. Passport Agency has been backlogged for over a month because of the new law requiring a passport for flights to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Because of this backlog, the Passport Agency in some cases has been taking longer than in the past to issue passports. Consequently, we may not be able to provide passport service as quickly as you request. We make every effort to meet our customer’s request for the timely issuance of their passports, however in a few cases applicants have not had their passports in time for their departure.
Current orders of A Briggs are being handled to the best of our abilities; however, we can only wait on the Passport Agency to issue passports, and reportedly they have been behind in issuances by as much as one million passports. This is a problem being experienced by everyone in our industry. The U.S. Passport Agency is doing all it can to solve the problem. If you have specific questions, contact [email protected] . If you are an A Briggs corporate or travel agency account, your service will not change. Please contact your account representative if you have questions.

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Originally Posted by penguinsix
I used a service and got mine in 4 days once. A. Briggs Passport or something like that. USPS tells you that because they don't like the hassle methinks..

It's Thursday, about 5. The last fedex /USPS overnight is probably at 7:00 if you have a major airport nearby. You could get it out today and have your passport by next week.

HEY THANKS!!!!!


actually as i left my house, my brilliant wife called me to tell me that she was told by the USPS (unofficially) to use an outside expedited agency. so there you have it, problem solved. but if she hadn't told me this then you're reply would've been golden!!

cheers

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Originally Posted by leonatlanta
HEY THANKS!!!!!


actually as i left my house, my brilliant wife called me to tell me that she was told by the USPS (unofficially) to use an outside expedited agency. so there you have it, problem solved. but if she hadn't told me this then you're reply would've been golden!!

cheers

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I used Briggs too. I've given you the link above. You SHOULD read what they have to say about their expedited service.
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I used Briggs too. I've given you the link above. You SHOULD read what they have to say about their expedited service.

cheers for that. i'm using another service though, wife knows which one. i just pay the bills!

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All I know is that I've been waiting five weeks for my expedited passport. (The check was, of course, cashed over a month ago.)
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It's taking approx 10 wks to get a PP....4/6 weeks for the expedited service at the moment.
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Originally Posted by leonatlanta
cheers for that. i'm using another service though, wife knows which one. i just pay the bills!

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You're welcome. But it doesn't appear to be down to the service you use, rather the backlog at the passport office.
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