Maad

April 2, 2012

most certainly I can help you educate yourself about what USCIS calls "administrative denaturalization".

Be prepared for some shocking read, though:

http://digitalcommon...274&context=llr

it is 10 years old, a lot changed recently and if you read it all

page 25 from the documents states just opposite (explanation by judge Kleinfeld) :

Citizenship in the United States of America is among our

most valuable rights. For many of us, it is all that protects

our life, liberty, and property from arbitrary deprivation.

The world is full of miserable governments that protect

none of these rights. Many of us would be dead or never

conceived in wretched places in other countries, had we or

our ancestors not obtained American citizenship. The opportunities

that we want to pass on to our children depend

on their secure rights to stay in this country and enjoy its

guarantees of life, liberty, and property, and the domestic

peace and prosperity that flow from these guarantees.

An executive department cannot simply decide, without express

statutory authorization, to create an internal executive

procedure to deprive people of those rights without even

going to court.

April 1, 2012

let me add one last note to the final step (when coming home to the USA and being asked about the lack of stamps in your US passport):

make very certain, that you DO NOT say anything that could be interpreted as claiming to be "not a US citizen".

DO NOT say something like ".....because I am German"

DO NOT say something like ".....because I am a dual US and German citizen"

ONLY claim holding a German passport by saying "....because I hold a German passport".

This is extremely important especially for the first two years of your newly acquired US citizenship,

because during those first two years your US citizenship could be revoked on the spot by an IO.

After the first two years are over, it takes a federal judge to revoke your US citizenship - and the offense would have to be major.

hmmmm... could you please point to the law stating that?

I have same issue when traveling to EU... my old passport does the trick no matter where I go...often without even opening it kinda nice...

And other thing is, if you opt for Fast Entry with CBP you will be dealing with no waiting lines in the airports and no human checking your stamps... just machine

IMO the best spent $100 ... just land, debark and go... in ORD usually takes me up to 15 minutes from the plain to the car. About 10 is walking from the gate

February 25, 2012

Hi Maad. How was your ceremony? Let us know.

Thanks

Very nice indeed it was. And short, from 10:00 am. I was the very last to receive The Certificate and was on the street at 10:45.

All together 80 something people from 27 countries. By noon I was already done with another line at passport agency. My passport is to be pick up on Tuesday.

The most time consuming was the security screening at USCIS building and then at Kulczynski Federal Building (State Dept Passport office).

Done my friends for good. No more personal contact with USCIS ever. However during all this journey I did not have any problems to complain about.

So another thank you goes to all the federal agents who simply are doing their job.

Can someone make me red please?

Thank you all!

Bye bye

February 23, 2012

Could someone please update my timeline. I'm a US Citizen.

Serdeczne gratulacje !! !! !!

Congatulations!

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D&J.........|11/01/11.|11/07/11.|11/04/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Newark, NJ.......|

Rosana......|11/04/11.|11/12/11.|11/20/11.|11/26/11.|12/23/11.|01/12/12.|02/27/12.|Dallas, TX.......|

liberal.....|11/07/11.|11/15/11.|11/09/11.|12/02/11.|02/21/12.|03/22/12.|--/--/--.|Louisville, KY...| EB: 11/25/11

bibiche.....|11/07/11.|11/17/11.|11/17/11.|12/12/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Dallas, TX.......| EB: 12/08/11

Rgnscot.....|11/15/11.|--/--/--.|11/18/11.|12/16/11.|12/26/11.|01/31/12.|--/--/--.|Buffalo,NY.......|

konner3.....|11/16/11.|12/09/11.|12/07/11.|01/03/12.|01/13/12.|02/13/12.|--/--/--.|Philadelphia, PA.|

Exasperated.|11/18/11.|11/30/11.|11/23/11.|12/19/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Antonio, TX..|

don2008.....|11/18/11.|11/28/11.|12/02/11.|12/19/11.|01/23/12.|02/29/12.|--/--/--.|Houston, TX......|

rakosik.....|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|11/25/11.|12/16/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York City, NY|

Bodza.......|11/21/11.|11/29/11.|11/29/11.|12/16/11.|01/30/12.|03/07/12.|--/--/--.|Miami, FL........| EB: 12/06/11

drujan .....|11/21/11.|11/29/11.|11/23/11.|12/16/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York City, NY|

prashp1.....|11/28/11.|12/02/11.|11/30/11.|01/17/12.|02/21/12.|03/27/12.|--/--/--.|Hartford, CT.....|

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Maad........|10/31/11.|11/04/11.|11/01/11.|not req-.|01/09/12.|02/21/12.|02/24/12.|Chicago, IL......|

Fatmouse....|10/31/11.|11/08/11.|11/04/11.|Not Req..|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA.....|

arvinb......|11/04|11.|11/08/11.|11/09/11.|12/06/11.|02/02/12.|03/07/12.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA..|

Steve&Mary..|11/05/11.|11/15/11.|11/08/11.|12/09/11.|12/23/11.|01/26/12.|02/02/12.|New Orleans, LA..|I'm A United States Citizen!

gigi673.....|11/10/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR.....|

Jupiter07...|11/15/11.|11/16/11.|11/16/11.|--/--/--.|12/23/11.|01/27/12.|--/--/--.|Columbus, OH.....|

kstrozyk....|11/15/11.|11/24/11.|11/26/11.|12/19/11.|01/12/12.|02/09/12.|02/23/12.|Fresno, CA.......|EB: 12/07/11 US Citizen !

AndyZap.....|11/16/11.|11/23/11.|11/22/11.|12/23/11.|01/07/12.|02/21/12.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA....|

my-angel....|11/18/11.|11/26/11.|11/23/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Los Angeles, CA..|

Dolphin1....|11/22/11.|11/29/11.|11/30/11.|01/09/12.|01/20/12.|02/21/12.|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ......|

N4OO........|11/28/11.|12/05/11.|12/07/11.|12/23/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Phoenix, AZ......| EB: 12/16/11

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ingucis78...|11/12/11.|11/21/11.|11/14/11.|12/28/11.|02/06/02.|02/28/12.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA......| EB:12/19/11

tanyaru.....|11/14/11.|11/25/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Fairfax, VA......|

anagueen83..|10/31/11.|11/07/11.|11/02/11.|NA/NA/NA.|01/17/12.|02/21/12.|02/21/12.|San Francisco, CA|

February 22, 2012

It's as normal as I had my oath 3 weeks ago and my status still shows "Testing/review" USCIS online updates are not reliable. Go to your oath and enjoy it. congrats.

Mine, also has not changed. But who cares now, right??

THANK YOU so much to all of you ladies and gentlemen for your help and support over the last few years.

It was a pleasure to be a member of this community.

I think, I will do one more update after the ceremony, and then will be time to ..... well, I don't know yet .... but will find something, I hope

February 21, 2012

Smooth interview, lasted about 15 minutes.

Started 25 minutes after scheduled time.

Nice, professional and polite IO woman.

No additional docs requested.

Easy questions - too easy to remember.

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liberal.....|11/07/11.|11/15/11.|11/09/11.|12/02/11.|01/13/12.|02/13/12.|--/--/--.|Louisville, KY...| EB: 11/25/11