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madeforeachother   0

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Hello everybody,

I got approved for citizenship on April 15,2013. My Oath ceremony is scheduled for May 31st,2013. I would like to visit Indiakicking.gifdancin5hr.gif (country of birth) in the second week of June,2013 and return first week of August,2013. Is it possible to reschedule the ceremony for August or September?unsure.png Because I know If I take the oath I will have to surrender my green card to the immigration and will have to apply for US passport(normal processing time is 45 days). In addition I will have to apply for PIO/OCI card(normal processing time is about 60 days). Do you think USCIS will reschedule it for such a long duration of time?What do you think?idea9dv.gif

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NickD   203

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All this oath ceremony stuff is strictly up to the office manager at your field office, set up an inforpass appontment and discuss this with them.

One variation is depending on which side of the bed they got up that date.

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mozplay   29

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You can expedite the processing of your passport. You can find information on that here: http://travel.state.gov/passport/hurry/hurry_831.html

I would not recommend postponing your oath ceremony. It could be months and months before they schedule you again.

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JohnR!   5,495

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Hello everybody,

I got approved for citizenship on April 15,2013. My Oath ceremony is scheduled for May 31st,2013. I would like to visit Indiakicking.gifdancin5hr.gif (country of birth) in the second week of June,2013 and return first week of August,2013. Is it possible to reschedule the ceremony for August or September?unsure.png Because I know If I take the oath I will have to surrender my green card to the immigration and will have to apply for US passport(normal processing time is 45 days). In addition I will have to apply for PIO/OCI card(normal processing time is about 60 days). Do you think USCIS will reschedule it for such a long duration of time?What do you think?idea9dv.gif

Yes, you can reschedule your ceremony without any issues. The letter you received should include instructions to that effect.

Good luck!

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Jamericanlove   31

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If you go to a passport office with proof of travel within 2 weeks you can get your passport same day. If I were you I would do that rather than postpone the oath.

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queuedup   1

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You could apply for a visitor visa for India given that you are only going for a short period of time, once you return you can apply for OCI/PIO.

Depending on where you live, visitor visa's are issued the same day.

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madeforeachother Rookie

madeforeachother   0

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If you go to a passport office with proof of travel within 2 weeks you can get your passport same day. If I were you I would do that rather than postpone the oath.

I would need OCI/PIO card to enter India. I will not have time to get one.

madeforeachother Rookie

madeforeachother   0

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You could apply for a visitor visa for India given that you are only going for a short period of time, once you return you can apply for OCI/PIO.

Depending on where you live, visitor visa's are issued the same day.

Thank You for your idea.

 
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