After Naturalization

[amino 2]

Good Day!I would like to ask if what should I do first,get a passport or change my Social Security?

Thank you.

[Reyan 56]

Both. Don't do what I did, I was young and clueless and only got my US passport without updating my SSN information after i received my naturalization document. I only realized this when I went with my wife to update her information.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

If you want to do it "right," do the SSA thingi first.

[Alawi 0]

If you want to do it "right," do the SSA thingi first.

It dont matter what to first!! i got my pasport first than i took it with me to the Social Security Office and i update it, than 5 days later i got the New Card, Good luck.

[amino 2]

It dont matter what to first!! i got my pasport first than i took it with me to the Social Security Office and i update it, than 5 days later i got the New Card, Good luck.

Do I need to give the original Naturalization Certificate?

[Reyan 56]

They will make a copy of it, so make sure you get the original back. When you get your first passport, you will need to mail the original.

[Alawi 0]

They will make a copy of it, so make sure you get the original back. When you get your first passport, you will need to mail the original.

Hi amino, when you apply for your pasport send the original Certificate, than they will mail it back to you after you get your pasport, and when you go to the Social Security office take with you Pasport or Certificate either one works, when i went to ipdate my SS i took my pasport and he update it online it took 15 mints thats all, Good luck.

[His_Wifey 1]

Why do you have to update your SS? even those that kept same name have to do so?

[Elxan 4]

I would advice first update SSN with your original naturalization certificate in local office.

Then apply for US passport, where original naturalization certificate will be filed with application.

Of course, they will mail it(naturalization certificate) back to you once your passport is issued

[Gone 3]

Why do you have to update your SS? even those that kept same name have to do so?

US Citizens have additional benefits. The best is E-Verify, which is an internet based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.

[Wilerao59 10]

Good Day!I would like to ask if what should I do first,get a passport or change my Social Security?

Thank you.

You can choose whichever makes you feel comfortable with. It makes no difference though. However, if you apply for the passport first then you will not have your original naturalization certificate with you for next 10-16 days and there might be a 1% risk involved in losing your original naturalization certificate either by Dept. of State or in the mail as it does happen. So if I were you, I would first update my address with the Social Security Administration and also register to vote which could be done in one day, and then apply for the passport especially when I'm not traveling so soon. You can do all these in one day, but applying for the passport sould be last choir on that day then.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Hubby became a Citizen last week Wednesday. Today he brought his old social with his Naturalization certificate/Name Change and went to the SS administration office & DMV. We had no problems getting that done at all. He even registered to vote too. Next he will go to our bank & do the name change, then post office & our jobs... then we will get the US passport.

[NickD 202]

Opened up the pfd SS-5 fillable form on my computer for my wife and stepdaughter, unchecked legal alien allowed to work and checked the US citizen box. Changed the date at the bottom, and had them sign it. Drove over to my SS office, suppose to open at 8:00 AM but more like ten minutes later, was the first in line. Showed them their certificates, would take a nice color copy I made, copied it on their own dirty copy machine. Was done in about two minutes, a week or two later, they received their new cards.

Was no problem in dropping my wife's maiden name she thought she had to use in this country. Number always stays the same. Already had the SS-5 prepared before their oath ceremony.

Same for the DS-11, had taken their passport photos, and that was all filled out, except they had to show up in person. We used are clerk of court, all the required evidence was prepared before hand and the form filled out before their oath ceremony, again we got their at 8:00 AM, first in line, and had a protective plastic envelop for their certificates. Paid extra for my wife's passport for expedient service, but hers came in about the same time as my stepdaughter wasn't in any rush. Wife's certificate came back in that protective plastic envelop, but the DOS swiped my stepdaughter's, but did come back in a plain brown envelop with no damage.

Since we live in a partial rural area, installed a much larger mailbox so they wouldn't have to bend it. Have no idea what they do with your certificate in those tiny apartment type mailboxes. Also good friends with my mailman.

[DCINDC 0]

I believe they recommend 10 days after naturalization before going to the SSA office. I applied for the passport book the day after my Oath as I figured SS can wait a little while its always a good idea to have a passport handy at all times just in case you need to travel abroad urgently. I do plan to update the SSA soon after I've received my passport book and card and naturalization cert back. It is in dire need of update as my SS card still says 'work with INS authorization only' harking back to my student days in the late '90s. Yes, I never updated my SS card after becoming and being a GC holder for the last 9 years

[nycfeng 2]

after oath, i did SSN and PASSPORT things... all done within 2 hours...