Houston Oath Ceremony

[KhunGary 0]

Omgosh this is so exciting! Congrats to you all !!! We are still waiting on Beaumont to schedule his oath ceremony!

I'm looking forward to hearing your report!

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Did any of ya'll that had your oath in Houston do a Name Change request? And are you male or female ? Hubby is doing a name change plus Beaumont courthouse doesnt do oath ceremonys every month so I think thats why it takes a bit longer for us. We are still in the Oath que line.

[KhunGary 0]

Did any of ya'll that had your oath in Houston do a Name Change request? And are you male or female ? Hubby is doing a name change plus Beaumont courthouse doesnt do oath ceremonys every month so I think thats why it takes a bit longer for us. We are still in the Oath que line.

We didn't. But during the ceremony the USCIS petitioner asked that those that requested a name change have it granted and the immediately Judge granted the motion. I don't know if it delays getting your appointment, but it didn't delay the actual ceremony at all.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Did any of ya'll that had your oath in Houston do a Name Change request? And are you male or female ? Hubby is doing a name change plus Beaumont courthouse doesnt do oath ceremonys every month so I think thats why it takes a bit longer for us. We are still in the Oath que line.

Male. No name change, but I remember the same name change motion during the May ceremony.

There's two kinds of ceremonies--

Administrative where USCIS conducts the ceremony. The same day ceremonies are administrative.

Judicial where a judge presides. All name changes need a judicial ceremony, which Houston does.

I still don't get the Beaumont thing. It's in another federal Judicial district and the court webpage says they hold ceremonies in Beaumont, Tyler, and Dallas(??forgot) whenever they have enough to warrant a ceremony. But maybe your address falls into the Easter district for federal court. What ASC did your biometrics?

Why don't you write a letter to that Houston address and request to be scheduled for the Southern District judicial ceremony in Houston?

Edited September 23, 2012 by Nich-Nick

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Male. No name change, but I remember the same name change motion during the May ceremony.

There's two kinds of ceremonies--

Administrative where USCIS conducts the ceremony. The same day ceremonies are administrative.

Judicial where a judge presides. All name changes need a judicial ceremony, which Houston does.

I still don't get the Beaumont thing. It's in another federal Judicial district and the court webpage says they hold ceremonies in Beaumont, Tyler, and Dallas(??forgot) whenever they have enough to warrant a ceremony. But maybe your address falls into the Easter district for federal court. What ASC did your biometrics?

Why don't you write a letter to that Houston address and request to be scheduled for the Southern District judicial ceremony in Houston?

Its because we live in Liberty County -so Beaumont is in charge of our County. We went to do his biometrics in Houston & then of course the same office near beltway 8 for his interview but the IO told him bcz of our address he would have to have his oath ceremony in Beaumont. Then I checked the website for Beaumont as well & bcz we live in Liberty County & not Harris County thats why his will be there. Well his status at the bottom of the USCIS case status says he should get scheduled within 45 days of his approval and his approval was on Aug 22nd, so we expect to get scheduled by Oct 7th or we will call USCIS again.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Its because we live in Liberty County -so Beaumont is in charge of our County. We went to do his biometrics in Houston & then of course the same office near beltway 8 for his interview but the IO told him bcz of our address he would have to have his oath ceremony in Beaumont. Then I checked the website for Beaumont as well & bcz we live in Liberty County & not Harris County thats why his will be there. Well his status at the bottom of the USCIS case status says he should get scheduled within 45 days of his approval and his approval was on Aug 22nd, so we expect to get scheduled by Oct 7th or we will call USCIS again.

Okay, that makes sense that you are in the Eastern Judicial District so, go to federal court there. It will probably be much more personal when you finally get there. Too bad it's taking way longer than you anticipated.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

For any Houston Peeps interested.... My hubby will be having his oath ceremony on November 7th that morning and I'm having a getogether dinner party at a Hibachi restaurant in Baytown that evening for our family & friends of ours to come together to celebrate. I want to extend that invitation to all of you that have made it through this process as well and come join us for dinner that night at 6:30pm. PM me for details of the address if you are interested! Hope you can come!!! -Tamara & Adam

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

For any Houston Peeps interested.... My hubby will be having his oath ceremony on November 7th that morning and I'm having a getogether dinner party at a Hibachi restaurant in Baytown that evening for our family & friends of ours to come together to celebrate. I want to extend that invitation to all of you that have made it through this process as well and come join us for dinner that night at 6:30pm. PM me for details of the address if you are interested! Hope you can come!!! -Tamara & Adam

Yay! Glad to hear he finally got a date.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Change of restaurant but still in the same city of Baytown. 6:30pm for anyone that is free to come. There will be another VJ couple there and then more friends and family. Im soooo excited and ready for November 7th to get here ! Hubby will look so handsome for his Oath!

[TBoneTX 43,531]

Resurrecting thread, si man.

Mrs. T-B.'s interview is Mon., Dec. 10. If she passes (not at all guaranteed -- see "Mrs. T-B. & the Citizenship Test" thread in Off Topic forum), word has it that the Houston oath ceremony is the next day -- Tues., Dec. 11.

1. Nowhere in this thread is it said where the ceremony is held -- precise address, name of facility, indoors or outdoors.

2. Is it really adequate to get there closer to 9 a.m., rather than showing up by 7 a.m.? Where would overflow parking be? How long would the line of immigrants be, at that time?

3. Is it correct that the following is all that's officially needed: N-445 letter, current & expired green cards, and a pen?

Any other hindsight-enlightened tips will be appreciated pronto, si man.

[Duy Nguyen 3]

I went to oath ceremony back in 2010. Its like stadium. I forgot the address but it's close to uscis office. Its only 10minutes away. Anyway, you have to be there early because they will close the door when it's full. It's usually close by 8 . if you show up late they won't let you in. You can bring anyone in they don't check it anyway. The ceremony start by uscis director opening speeching then judge preside . Everyone Have to stand up to do pledge to allegiance . The judge will tell his personal story before make everyone take the oath. After that, you will pick your certificate based on your last four digit of your green card just go straight to that line to pick up your certificate also review everything first before leave the facility . If you want to you can register to vote you can do it at here too.

Edited December 6, 2012 by Azn guy

[TBoneTX 43,531]

Thanks, si man. A stadium outdoors? In crummy December weather?

[Duy Nguyen 3]

Of course , indoor. It's look like high schools stadium

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Yah, sounds about right as what my brother in law did 2 yrs ago and one of our VJ MENA girls hubby got his citizenship in Houston a few months ago. Well, from what I can remember when we had our interview on Thursday July 19th, people that lived around the counties of Houston were having their Oath Ceremony scheduled on July 30th. It wasnt the next day for sure.

and Mr. TB. congrats to your wife!!! I look forward to hearing how it will go for her! At the USCIS office we went to for the interview was near Beltway 8 & Greenspoint I think its called. We had to park away from the building & have a short walk.

[TBoneTX 43,531]

Yah, sounds about right as what my brother in law did 2 yrs ago and one of our VJ MENA girls hubby got his citizenship in Houston a few months ago. Well, from what I can remember when we had our interview on Thursday July 19th, people that lived around the counties of Houston were having their Oath Ceremony scheduled on July 30th. It wasnt the next day for sure.

That would allow for more planning, si man.

and Mr. TB. congrats to your wife!!! I look forward to hearing how it will go for her! At the USCIS office we went to for the interview was near Beltway 8 & Greenspoint I think its called. We had to park away from the building & have a short walk.

Thank you, si man. Sounds like the same office, on Greens Road near Gunspoint Mall, pow man. It is not at all clear that Mrs. T-B. will pass -- see thread:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

Ufffffff, man.