netghost

Although the rules indeed say that US citizens must enter the country using a US passport, technically a US citizen cannot be denied entry at a port of entry even without an actual US passport. When I naturalized back in 2022, we were in a middle of a road trip (had to fly back to my home town for the interview/oath appointment). Our itinerary included a leg through Canada, and I couldn't find appointments at any of the cities with passport agencies along our route, so we ended up going to Canada without me having a US passport (I only had a Canadian one and my US naturalization certificate). After a few days I was crossing the border back into the US and told the officer I did not have my passport, and only had my certificate. He ended up not looking at any of my documents whatsoever, asked me if the car was mine and waved me through. Apparently they can link my identity to the license plate of the vehicle I'm in if I've crossed the border in that vehicle before, and can see my immigration status in their system. This, of course, applies to land border crossings. If you need to fly, it's not CBP, that wouldn't let you through - they are actually required by law to admit US citizens at the port of entry. It's the airlines, that won't let you board a US-bound flight without having a US passport or another immigration document (which you will not longer have as they take away the physical green card at the oath ceremony). The only other acceptable document to board a US bound flight would be a Canadian passport (unlike other visa-waiver country passports, which require an approved ESTA, that will liekly be denied for dual US citizens).

My wife's N400 application (3yr rule, Seattle FO): September 30, 2025 - Filed N-400 Online September 30, 2025 - Biometrics reused October 3, 2025 - Received notice in the mail PS: How do people enable my Progress tab? My wife's account doesn't seem to have it, only Case Status, Case History and Documents...