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Update. I did the morning oath ceremony today I’m naturalized. The picture on my certificate is the same picture from my green card.

Yes, they were waived when I submitted the N400 in Jan of 2021. They said they needed to re-approve them after I had finished my interview last week. When I checked in for my interview appointment last Wednesday, they checked my two index prints and took a new picture.

Hi, I did not make it. My appointment was at 2:10 but I wasn’t actually seen until 2:38 I did pass and was approved for naturalization by 3:00 but they needed to reapprove my biometrics which could take a day or so. I explained my situation to my interviewing officer and she told me to wait in the waiting room until 4:00 (the cutoff for the 4:30 ceremony) if my biometrics weren’t approved by then, she would help me figure it out. At 4:00 she had me come back into her office and wrote on my original interview scheduling letter that I am to attend the oath ceremony this Tuesday (May 31) at 10:30am. I need to come early and ask for her so she can give me the proper paper that I need to attend the ceremony with. I will update on Tuesday to let you know how it all went.

Thank you, I’m so nervous about that. My family is throwing me a “surprise” 40th birthday party in Canada. It will be sad if I can’t go. Also, my interview is actually at 2:10 if that makes a difference.

So, I have my interview this Wednesday at 2:30 and I have an urgent passport appointment on June 2nd. Will I get my Naturalization certificate at that time even if I don’t get the same day oath ceremony? Or is that something you receive after the oath ceremony? Also, if I don’t get a same day oath ceremony, how far out do they book you to come back and do it?