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I'm trying to plan ahead here, and wanted to ask those who have applied for their passport at a Passport Agency. When you make the appointment and go there to apply in person, do they return your Naturalization Certificate to you immediately after verifying and scanning it?

I am asking because I am nervous about sending it by mail and then having them lose it. I will drive the 8+ hours to and from a Passport Agency if I know for sure that they will give the Certificate back immediately.

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The procedure you mention is what (I think) happens at a passport "Acceptance Facility" like the local post office. I am talking about the dedicated Passport Agencies they have in big cities where they do same-day passports and so on ... my nearest one is eight hours away in Denver.

as far as i know, the passport service will take it, and will send it back to you through mail, and if its your first time passport, you have to appear in person, so that rules your question for if you are going or not.

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The procedure you mention is what (I think) happens at a passport "Acceptance Facility" like the local post office. I am talking about the dedicated Passport Agencies they have in big cities where they do same-day passports and so on ... my nearest one is eight hours away in Denver.

Best thing to do is call the agency and ask for that information to be sure about what happens with your naturalization certificate, either way you get it back.

I believe they only do same day passport if there is a life or death emergency, otherwise it still takes about a week for an expedited case.

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21 Aug 2013: I-129F Sent

11 Feb 2014: Visa APPROVED!

20 May 2014: Wedding!

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31 Jul 2014: Mailed AOS Packet

12 Feb 2015: AOS Interview - Approved

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22 Feb 2017: Mailed ROC Packet

08 Aug 2018: ROC Approved

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Thank you, that was a useful response!!!

Best thing to do is call the agency and ask for that information to be sure about what happens with your naturalization certificate, either way you get it back.

I believe they only do same day passport if there is a life or death emergency, otherwise it still takes about a week for an expedited case.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Mrs. T-B.'s certificate arrived separately from her passport, within a day or so, in pristine condition. Filing had been done at a Post Office.

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*** Thread moved from US Citizenship main forum to the Passports, Etc. subforum. ***

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06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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In Chicago, the passport agency will only do same day service if you have a flight that same day, or the next day. It also helps a lot if you have an appointment. In Chicago, now that it is low season, I can get a same day appointment if I call at 6am. Check out this link for a lot more info. Things I've shared may be applicable to Denver. Last but not least, YES, at the agency, if you are doing a hand pickup, you get your Certificate back at the same time. http://www.yelp.com/biz/chicago-passport-agency-chicago

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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I applied for my Passport at the Passport Agency in Detroit. I didn't have immediate travel. Travel was set for about 10 days after my Oath Ceremony.When I applied, I was given my Naturalization Certificate back on the spot. My Passport came via USPS two days later. When you apply at a Passport Agency, an officer actually accepts your application and validates your ID and proof of citizenship at the window. They have no need to then hold your certificate after that and you should be able to walk out with it. At least this was my experience in Detroit. YMMV.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Yes, it is true, except they told us the cost to get a replacement is $345. Ouch!

Anybody have any idea how long it takes to get a replacement? Thankfully i don't need one, but wondering just in case that situation should arise...

CR1 / CR2 Visa:

(Day 1) 12/16/11: I-130 Application sent

(Day 283) 09/24/12: Interview at US Consulate – Approved!

(Day 287) 09/28/12: Visa Received & Immediately entered US using Visa

(Day 290) 10/01/12: Social Security Card sent automatically

Removal of Conditions CR1 / CR2
(Day 1) 07/28/14: Application sent.
(Day 135) 12/10/14: ROC Approved!
(Day 143) 12/18/14: 10 year GC received (IR1 / IR2)

Naturalization:
(Day 1) 06/30/15: Application sent.
(Day 210) 01/26/16: Interview and Oath Ceremony. DONE!

***Son and I became US Citizens 01/26/16***

(Day 1) 01/27/16: Applied for my U.S. Passport
(Day 14) 02/10/16: Passport Book & Cert of Naturalization received

(Day 1) 03/16/16: Applied for U.S. Passport for son

(Day 22) 04/07/16: Passport book and original docs received...(Card rec'd 04/16/16)

N-600 for child age 9
(Day 1) 01/27/16: Application sent

(Day 12) 02/08/16: NOA received

(Day 23) 02/19/16: Case received at local office

(Day 88) 04/23/16: In line for oath scheduling *Called USCIS to inquire about why there is an oath required for a child under 14. They sent a service request to the field office.

(Day 95) 04/30/16: Received letter from field office to say no oath necessary and that they would mail the certificate.
(Day 106) 05/11/16: Cert of Citizenship received by registered mail (they never sent tracking. case status was never updated either)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cambodia
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My wife applied for her assort and passort card in Houston this week. She had travel booked five days away. They took her original naturalization certificate and a copy, as well as a copy of her drivers license. She got a receipt telling her to come back the next day between 1130a - 3p to collect the passport. There was a line right on the receipt for her to authorize someone else to collect the passport for her.

 

She signed authorizing me to collect it. The next day I drove to the office with the signed receipt, they checked my ID and they handed me an envelope containing her new passport, her original naturalization certificate, and her new passport card.

 
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