Will I be able to go through naturalization in time for travelling?

[dk1021 0]

Hello, I am going to be applying for citizenship immediately when I turn 18 in late March, but I'm scheduled to go to Costa Rica in the third week of July (about July 20th), and I will most likely apply for a name change as well.

Will I be able to get my passport ready by that time or will that be stretching it?

[Penguin_ie 6,002]

Where is your local USCIS office? It is definitely cutting it very fine.

[dk1021 0]

Where is your local USCIS office? It is definitely cutting it very fine.

The Baltimore Field Office

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The Baltimore Field Office

Current processing time is six months.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/ProcTimes.do

Do an early bio, and hope you can do same day oath at your interview, you might get lucky.

[dk1021 0]

Current processing time is six months.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/ProcTimes.do

Do an early bio, and hope you can do same day oath at your interview, you might get lucky.

Err, what exactly is an early bio? (sorry, I don't know too much about this)

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Err, what exactly is an early bio? (sorry, I don't know too much about this)

When you get your biometics appointment letter, go to the Application Support Center before your appointed time.

But, you are really cutting thing a bit too tight. Murphy's Law will probably win in the end.

Edited February 18, 2013 by The Patriot

[aaron2020 11,652]

Hello, I am going to be applying for citizenship immediately when I turn 18 in late March, but I'm scheduled to go to Costa Rica in the third week of July (about July 20th), and I will most likely apply for a name change as well.

Will I be able to get my passport ready by that time or will that be stretching it?

It takes more than 2-3 months to get your US citizenship. You will most likely still be an LPR, so you would travel internationally with your current citizenship.