Wisconsinbly

I had the same question before my naturalization ceremony. My notice did not mention anything about bringing guests. But I googled "naturalization ceremonies wisconsin" (my state), and the court website stated this: "Limited seating is available for family members and visitors on a first come/first serve basis". So, I brought 5 guests. We got there early. All 5 were able to sit in the courtroom. The seating was limited though, so who ever got there a little late, they were sent to "the overflow room": they were able to watch the ceremony live on a screen. I'm sure it's very different for every location. Maybe state your field office, so that others from the same FO can chime in.

Congrats!!! 👍 I loved your account of the events! It's like I was right there with you. Question. What happened when the giant juicy cockroach fell from the ceiling? Did people scream? 😅

My Oath ceremony was at 10AM in the Milwaukee Federal courthouse. We had 52 applicants from 27 countries! They lined the applicants up and we all had to check in with a couple people and turn in our green cards, then everyone had to enter the courtroom. So, the ceremony itself did not start until about 10:50. They had limited seating for the friends and families, and no one was allowed to stand, so they also had an "overflow room" where the rest of the guests could watch the ceremony live. My coworkers also watched the ceremony at work through the provided youtube link. Everybody was given their certificates by an USCIS representative after the ceremony, but the 15 people who have changed their names (me included) did not get the name change certificate; we were told that those will be mailed out within 2-3 weeks. We were pretty much done by 11:30. We stayed behind for a bit to take pictures in the courtroom and with the big American flag. When I went to work the next day, my coworkers had my desk decorated with silly jokes about being an American and we had an office party with some donuts, an apple pie, a charcuterie board made out to look like an American flag, and some taco dip, obvs 😁 It was so touching! 😍