N-400 December filers

samsbs · May 6, 2009

Just got home from Oakland. 951 new citizens from 94 countries today. It was easy we parked right across the street from the Paramount Theater and waited until they opened the doors. It was raining so we stayed dry. It stormed all the way to Oakland. Wind was blowing 50 mph so the ride was fun. Mariya is already calling her family in Cambodia.

good luck and a speedy finish to those who are still waiting.

God Bless

Sam and Mariya

MsAnn · May 6, 2009

Congrats on becoming a US citizen!!!!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

Stella08 · May 6, 2009

Just got home from Oakland. 951 new citizens from 94 countries today. It was easy we parked right across the street from the Paramount Theater and waited until they opened the doors. It was raining so we stayed dry. It stormed all the way to Oakland. Wind was blowing 50 mph so the ride was fun. Mariya is already calling her family in Cambodia.
good luck and a speedy finish to those who are still waiting.

God Bless

Sam and Mariya

Congratulations!!! :dance: :star: No more long drives to Oakland (unless you want to)!!! :thumbs:

Stella08 · May 6, 2009

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rilian · May 6, 2009

Hey, sorry I didn't recap my oath ceremony yesterday. I had somewhat of a long day!

The ceremony was at the Paramount theater in Oakland, which was incredibly beautiful. I had never been inside before. The art deco interior was very well preserved and gorgeous. I'm glad the ceremony took place here instead of the usual Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco (which is just a few blocks a way from where I live).

Unlike arduous high school graduation, the ceremony was quickly paced, humorous, and poignant for many. The best part was the emcee who was funny and very entertaining. I was blown away when he delivered a substantial congratulatory message to the audience in several languages: including Mandarin, Tagalog, Russian, French, Spanish, Hindi. I think I'm missing two or others, there were so many! To my ear, he sounded fluent in all, and the audience seemed very impressed.

There were a few cheesy short video presentations. Representatives from the passport, election, and social security agencies also spoke.

The only major snafu I had was me leaving my green card at home! I was worried they'd turn me away, but I was able to do the ceremony anyway. Instead of my naturalization certificate, I was handed an appointment notice to go back to San Francisco to turn in my green card and pick up my certificate. I was able to do this a few hours after the ceremony.

Since I wasn't able to file my passport application at the ceremony, I went to the post office to file my application. There was a problem with my photo, so I'll be filing it tomorrow.

I also went to the Social Security office to update my citizenship status. I wanted to do this, before sending my certificate off with my passport application. Since I had just gotten my certificate the same day, they weren't able to verify my certificate because it wasn't in their system yet, so I have to call back Friday to see if its been updated. My advice would be to wait a little while to update your social security information.

That's about it!

Congrats to samsbs also!

Stella08 · May 6, 2009

rilian, congratulations!!! :dance: :star:

Stella08 · May 8, 2009

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