harry.st

I sure did not bring mine! (nor did I say anybody else bring his/hers). Disclaimer: this was in NYC, where they are too-swamped-to-care-about-stuff (as per the lawyer). Idaho, otoh, may be different.

No idea about children (I never desired, nor had one :-)). But I have seen several questions about them in this forum.... You may want to search a bit (also on reddit - with the caveat that I have seen answers there which are HIGHLY inaccurate).

a) yes - 1st passport from the embassy/consulate in Athens. b) where did you get the idea I did not wait for the oath ceremony? Of course I did. This is where I got my naturalization certificate (which I needed in order to apply for the passport).

No, you are good (for your peace of mind, google "continuous residence naturalization". Also read here https://www.visajourney.com/guides/us-citizenship-requirements/ (under Residence and Physical Presence)) Make sure the trips are disclosed (the form asks about them - including dates).

Went to the US embassy/consulate in Athens, Greece on Oct 17 (citizens services appointments are not plentiful... had mine scheduled in August!). They made a copy of my naturalization certificate (+ gave me back the original), and told me that I will get my passport "in about a month". Email on Oct 25 "your passport has arrived at the embassy - we are sending it to you via courier". Arrived the next day. Note that I had not requested expedited processing. The downside is I did not receive the passport card I requested (apparently it is fairly common). Need to contact them, though, as they do not have a self-addressed envelope for that - unlike for the passport). Can't complain though! -- h PS1 I left the US by train (NYC -> Montreal - lovely trip - HIGHLY recommended) using my Enhanced Driver's license (that I got 10 days after applying, which happened 2 hours after taking the oath, at the DMV downtown NYC) PS2 I suspect I did not really need the Enhanced Driver's License to enter Canada - my greek passport should have sufficed (it did, in the past...).