Documents to Bring to Oath

[Bluehorse 0]

Hi, folks,

My oath date is Thursday this week. The oath letter states the following required documents in addition to the letter itself and green card.

3. All Reentry Permits or Refugee Travel Document in your possession.

4. Any other Immigration documents you may have in your possession.

Do the #3 and #4 above include my birth country's passports, my long expired student visa, or H1B, EAD/AP documents?

Thanks!

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You will bring:

Your latest Green Card, your N-445 letter, a pen, and much time.

That's it.

[BKMatthew 8]

You do not need your birth country's passport. Depending on which country issued it, it remains the property of that country. At the oath ceremony, they take back documents that the US government issued to you establishing your right to reside in the US as a non-citizen, and any travel documents the US issued to you. For example, most refugees are issued a travel document by the US government that is not a passport, but enables the holder to travel to other countries and return to the US. They want your green card, and if they don't get it back, your record will be flagged with Customs and Border Patrol and when you try to reenter the US on your next trip, you will be held in secondary clearance to confirm your Citizenship Status. Do not try to keep any Green Card, whether current or expired, as a souvenir. Do, however, keep a record of your A number, if they don't have your Naturalization Certificate at the ceremony, you'll need the number to collect your certificate at USCIS's office.