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Mike E Grand Master

Mike E   11,722

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I was referring to what USCIS says (and that’s irrelevant since USCIS has no authority to issue a passport). 
 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/citizenship-evidence.html
 

“In some cases, you may be able to submit a certified copy of your citizenship evidence. A certified copy is any document that has the seal or stamp of the official issuing authority.”

 

The certified  copy USCIS provides has a stamp or seal, but in all cases where I’ve seen it tried, the passport agency rejects it.  

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I remember when I applied for my US Passport a Post Office clerk stapled my certificate to passport application. I was a bit shocked how they treated my precious document 😃

We feel very strongly about naturalization certificate as it is culmination of our immigration journey. 

It felt really nice to get the passport  though. 

4/12/13 - sent I-485 package

4/15/13 - USCIS Chicago Lockbox received package

4/22/13 - got email and txt

4/29/13 - received NOA in mail

5/08/13 - received biometrics appointment for 5/22

5/09/13 - successful early walk in at Port Chester, NY office

5/22/13 - I-485 updated to Testing & Interview

6/18/13 - EAD went to production

6/21/13 - Card/Document Production for EAD - second email

6/24/13 - EAD mailed

6/26/13 - EAD arrived

7/18/13 - got email about interview

7/20/13 - got hard copy interview letter

08/23/13 - interview - Approved dancin5hr.gif(card production & decision email)

08/28/13 - card production - second email

08/29/13 - card mailed

09/03/13 - card arrived

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05/27/2016 - N-400 mailed

06/02/2016 - NOA date

06/24/2016 - biometrics appointment

11/28/2016 - interview scheduled for January 9th, 2017

01/09/2017 - interview passed

01/20/2017 - Oath Ceremony

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11 hours ago, discoverusa said:

I remember when I applied for my US Passport a Post Office clerk stapled my certificate to passport application. I was a bit shocked how they treated my precious document 😃

We feel very strongly about naturalization certificate as it is culmination of our immigration journey. 

It felt really nice to get the passport  though. 

Mine was already stapled when I got it at my oath ceremony, but that time it was stapled to the name change document. And then stapled again for the passport appointment of course. Neither time was my certificate damaged though, I can't even see those tiny holes and whoever removed the staples at the passport agency did a really good job. No damages. 

 

I understand that people are nervous sending their originals, so was I, but just do it and be done with it. We've all done it, millions of us. After this process you'll probably never look at your certificate ever again. 😁 

 

The insane part for me, since I'm from Sweden, is that I need my American naturalization certificate just to renew my SWEDISH passport. So I have to have a certificate. 🤦‍♀️

K-1: 12-22-2015 - 09-07-2016

AP: 12-20-2016 - 04-07-2017

EAD: 01-18-2017 - 05-30-2017

AOS: 12-20-2016 - 07-26-2017

ROC: 04-22-2019 - 04-22-2020
Naturalization: 05-01-2020 - 03-16-2021

U.S. passport: 03-30-2021 - 05-08-2021

En livstid i krig. Göteborg killed it. Epic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBs3G1PvyfM&ab_channel=Sabaton

 

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