Oath ceremony

[FSI 4]

I have couple of questions and would appreciate the response from the experts.

1) In the oath letter, under what documents to bring section, it states bring any documentation USCIS issues to you (this is on top of green card). What documentation do I need to take with me other than the green card? I have been living in the US for over 15 years and have whole lot of documents issued by USCIS.

2) Do I have to wait after the oath to update the status with social security office or I can do it right after my Oath?

[NexGen 8]

I think they mean bring any old EAD cards, I-94s etc that you may still have in your possession. They are considered to be the property of USCIS and will be destroyed after the ceremony.

They recommend you wait 10 days after the ceremony to update with SSA. But some people do it the day they are naturalized and are successful. Most important is to apply for your passport asap and then use the passport to update with SSA when you get it.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

at my oath ceremony they were requesting any cards such as travel permits or refugee cards

also if you marked any yes answers to the questions at the back of the oath ceremony letter, you have to take proof

for example, if you traveled between your citizenship interview and the oath ceremony, take your passport with the stamp, they will check the last entry to the country, or if you divorced after the interview and before the oath ceremony, take a copy of your divorce decree

Edited December 6, 2015 by aleful

[FSI 4]

Thank you both for the responses. I will just take my whole file just in case if they ask anything specific (which I really doubt)

[Berty 74]

Thank you both for the responses. I will just take my whole file just in case if they ask anything specific (which I really doubt)

That seems like overkill, unless you foresee an undisclosed issue?

[FSI 4]

I agree, I do not want to take everything all over again (just like the interview) but the statement is vague to bring everything issued by USCIS.

That seems like overkill, unless you foresee an undisclosed issue?

[NexGen 8]

These interviews can go into unforeseen directions. Best to be prepared for the worst in my humble opinion. I brought everything I could to my interview from a copy of my birth certificate, real estate tax card as proof of my address, DMV record showing only one traffic ticket, employment letter etc. Talk about overkill!! None of it was required but it helped me feel comfortable that I had enough evidentiary information to show the IO if they needed further proof. The last thing I wanted was for approval to be delayed because of some silly paperwork that I had collecting dust at home. Before I left the interview I told the IO about the additional documents that I had with me. He was pleasantly surprised and a little amused but he made a copy of the DMV record because we changed my form to show the traffic citation. We shall never know but I like to think that I saved myself an RFE.

[FSI 4]

NexGen,

I agree with you in bringing all possible documents to the interview but here we are talking about taking the same documents to the oath.

These interviews can go into unforeseen directions. Best to be prepared for the worst in my humble opinion. I brought everything I could to my interview from a copy of my birth certificate, real estate tax card as proof of my address, DMV record showing only one traffic ticket, employment letter etc. Talk about overkill!! None of it was required but it helped me feel comfortable that I had enough evidentiary information to show the IO if they needed further proof. The last thing I wanted was for approval to be delayed because of some silly paperwork that I had collecting dust at home. Before I left the interview I told the IO about the additional documents that I had with me. He was pleasantly surprised and a little amused but he made a copy of the DMV record because we changed my form to show the traffic citation. We shall never know but I like to think that I saved myself an RFE.

[TBoneTX 47,001]

Don't bring the whole file -- just current green card and any old cards that you can find.

[NexGen 8]

NexGen,

I agree with you in bringing all possible documents to the interview but here we are talking about taking the same documents to the oath.

For some reason I did not register that we were talking about the oath ceremony.

Agreed. No need to bring your entire file to the ceremony.

[Berty 74]

I handed over my conditional green card at the interview. I immediately regretted it; I think I was trying to do a 'goody two-shoes' act for... whatever reason, but it would have been nice to hang onto it just for sentimental reasons. I also have my original I-94 somewhere; my Oath Ceremony is in two days but I've no idea where it is, and I don't really see the point rummaging around finding it because, honestly, it'll make no difference to anything.

Bring your letter/form and your current green card. Done.

[klang78 8]

I had my oath ceremony last week and I only brought the oath letter and my green card. IO asked if I had anything else and I told her I forgot my employment authorization card at home and she told me to just make sure no one uses it and I can shred it when I get home.