Green card taken after interview?

[dvensel1 7]

Hi Everyone.

Once again I turn to you all to help me out.

My wife just received her appointment for her citizenship interview.  It will be on Sept. 2nd in Vermont office.

Here's the problem:  We were told by a friend of my wife's that as soon as you have the interview, they pull your green card.  Is this true??  It doesn't make any sense.   But her friend said they did it to her.  She couldn't even go to Canada (we all live about 10 miles from Canada and go often to Montreal).  I think her friend is thinking of when she took the oath.

Anyway, has anyone gone through this recently and/or is there any legal lurkers out there that might know for sure?   We had been making plans to go home to Bohol Philippines for 30 days to meet our 3rd grand daughter in Sept.  I'd hate to cancel plans as I'm already 73 and don't know how many more trips I have in me, so I'd really like to go.  Been 2 years for us.

Any insight you can give me is appreciated.  This web site has never let me down, so I know I'll get the right answer.

Thanks so much to you all.

Doug Vensel

Malone NY

 

[Crazy Cat 44,416]

7 minutes ago, dvensel1 said:

We were told by a friend of my wife's that as soon as you have the interview, they pull your green card.  Is this true?? 

No.  Green Cards are normally surrendered at the oath ceremony.  I have heard of it happening only one time.  If the officer asks you to surrender it, just say you need it for travel.  It should not be a problem. 

 

BTW, I'll be 73 in a few months...LOL.

Edited Wednesday at 11:35 PM by Crazy Cat

[dvensel1 7]

Crazy Cat:   Thanks a bunch!   That's what I told my wife but she didn't believe me.   Sometimes thing get lost in the translation.

 

I appreciate your input

 

Doug....

 

[Scandi 4,299]

You switch out your greencard for the naturalization certificate. That happens at the oath ceremony, not the interview. 

[EatBulaga 483]

18 hours ago, dvensel1 said:

Hi Everyone.

Once again I turn to you all to help me out.

My wife just received her appointment for her citizenship interview.  It will be on Sept. 2nd in Vermont office.

Here's the problem:  We were told by a friend of my wife's that as soon as you have the interview, they pull your green card.  Is this true??  It doesn't make any sense.   But her friend said they did it to her.  She couldn't even go to Canada (we all live about 10 miles from Canada and go often to Montreal).  I think her friend is thinking of when she took the oath.

Anyway, has anyone gone through this recently and/or is there any legal lurkers out there that might know for sure?   We had been making plans to go home to Bohol Philippines for 30 days to meet our 3rd grand daughter in Sept.  I'd hate to cancel plans as I'm already 73 and don't know how many more trips I have in me, so I'd really like to go.  Been 2 years for us.

Any insight you can give me is appreciated.  This web site has never let me down, so I know I'll get the right answer.

Thanks so much to you all.

Doug Vensel

Malone NY

 

 

If they do confiscate the green card, demand a I-551 stamp on her passport.

[Rhema1 377]

12 hours ago, Scandi said:

You switch out your greencard for the naturalization certificate. That happens at the oath ceremony, not the interview. 

Unless it's the same day interview and oath ceremony.

Because, sometimes at the end of the interview the officer can immediately scheduled you to go and take the oath for citizenship certificate.

But they always take back their green Card only after the oath has been sworn to become officially an American citizen in the best of my knowledge.

Edited Thursday at 08:23 PM by Rhema1

[OldUser 9,867]

43 minutes ago, Rhema1 said:

Unless it's the same day interview and oath ceremony.

Because, sometimes at the end of the interview the officer can immediately scheduled you to go and take the oath for citizenship certificate.

But they always take back their green Card only after the oath has been sworn to become officially an American citizen in the best of my knowledge.

This is not exactly how it goes. I had a recent interview and same day ceremony.

 

1) I got my GC back after IO checked it at the beginning of the interview

2) I gave GC away as I entered the room to take ceremony, before I took oath

3) After oath I got certificate of naturalization