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My husband IS a naturalized citizen, we used his passport to file for me.

You CAN travel. All you have to do... When u get your Oath Letter, one of the questions asked is if you have travelled since your interview. This you will answer YES. At your Oath Ceremony just bring your passport & green card of course. You WILL be fine.

Not strange as it seems. Happened to me too.

How long did it take from application to receipt? Did you expedite your passport?

All you have to do is list your travel dates on your N400 application. Take your passport with you to the interview as the IO will want to verify them. If you travel after your interview and before your Oath Ceremony, you will have to answer YES on the form USCIS sends you to fill out on the day of the Ceremony.

Yeahhh !!!! Congratulations Indietro09!!! How does it feel?

Make an infopass appointment if they don't transfer you to a Tier 2 Supervisor. That's just crazy!!!

Oh no!!! What the hell. I wonder what that means?

Haha!!! I know girl... I am proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free :-). Did you see my detailed post on my experience? Your hubby is up shortly. I can't wait to hear how it went for him.

It is absolutely worth it. I made an infopass myself and a few days before my appointment, I received the letter in the mail. I don't know if my infopass prompted it, but it sure does not hurt to do so. Go for it. Mine wasn't even 30 days either, and my IO said within 30 days I would get it. Good luck.

Thanks.

I am not sure if I have an answer or the correct answer, but I think if the marriage was entered on good faith and you can prove it... then that is what the IO wants to see. That is just my opinion.

Today/yesterday... Feb 17... I had my Oath Ceremony at Oakland Park, FL. The time given was at 7:30am, however after dividing the line in two, one for new citizens and the other for families and friends they didnt get going until 8:30am. In the waiting line outside the building, they stapled our greencards to the oath date letter and gave it back to us. They sent the families & friends in the waiting room, then had the new citizens-to-be in the room where the ceremony was going to be held. On our chairs were packets & a flag. Packets included but not limited to, a copy of the Presidents speech, passport application and voters registration form. We had to stand up and raise our right hand and swear that everything we put on the form stating after the interview was true and correct. Sat down, then they brought in the families and friends. MC introduced herself, played faces of America on tv (showing immigration from when it was through Ellis Island.. the Boat... up until recent times). We sang the Star Spangled Banner. There was a recorded speech to us being new American Citizens by President Obama. A police officer (female) read out all 46 countries with 176 people. My home country JAMAICA had 24, CUBA 15, COLUMBIA 26 & HAITI 29. We repeated the Pledge of Allegance (this was done by a citizen-to-be). At the end we sang, I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN, WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW I'M FREE, And I wont forget the men who died,

who gave that right to me. And I gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still today. ‘ Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land, God bless the USA. While singing that song, we waved our flags and the USCIS workers walked around waving their flags and singing at the top of their voices. We were told to wait for our Naturalization Certificate in our seats and the USCIS employees will bring it to us. We were also told to double check for any errors so it can be corrected right then and there.

It was a very nice experience, I felt proud, and emotional especially during the songs, because NOW they mean something to ME!!!

I would like to also say thank you to everyone who helped me on my journey through their advice and experience. I will be coming online from time to time, to see if I can assist others on their journey. God bless you and may God bless America.

Hi VJ Friends... please put me in red as I am now a US CITIZEN... no more USCIS... next stop Passport, update drivers license & register to vote, update social security card... And then I can exhale.... No more going to the mail box every day... YEEAAHHHHH!!! well after the passport, that is :-)

Oath Ceremony took about an hour, however, instead of starting at 7:30 it started at 8:30. I got the new digitized naturalization certificate, and they used the biometrics picture.

I am proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free....

And I wont forget the men who died,

who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,

next to you and defend her still today.

‘ Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,

God bless the USA.

I am proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free....

When you are applying for your passport, fill out a passport application for your child as well. If you send both together along with a copy of your naturalization certificate, both of you will receive your passports.

Lol. Congrats!

LOL @ Ricardo4eva2. I guess you are a Jamaican too huh. Wa yu say, woo nuh hear will feel... DWL.

Someone posted recently they got denied for filing single. Their reason was because his wife was going to school. USCIS Immigration Officer did not want to hear it. Prevention is better than cure (an old Jamaican saying).

You can call yourself anything you want, short of Queen Latifa and Michele Obama. You can totally make a name up as long as it doesn't beg to be rejected. If you want to become a Kennedy or Rothschildt or Rockefeller in oder to promote your TV carreer, go right ahead.

Instead of Robert ("Bob") Freiherr von Schlumpfhausen, I'm now Lucas Skywalker!

Just Bob, your alien number is on the document you just posted... you may need to remove it ASAP....

Congratulations to your hubby JA Tam on finally getting his Oath letter. Unfortunately we don't have the same date for it, but the good thing is, he got his date...YEAH!!!!

I submitted a copy of our divorce for citizenship and that was based on 3 years marriage. IO did not ask for it, just to verify his name. Copy NOT original NOR certified.

Island Girl, I was in a similar situation like you. There are two things that you can do, married filing separately (which I did 2 years ago) and that was before ROC. My IO didn't ask me any questions but all IOs are not the same. Your other option which you can do is married filing jointly (which is what I will be doing this year) but with an additional step, an additional form called Injured Spouse. This will ensure you get what is owed to you as you are NOT responsible for the debt with IRS prior to marrying him. The only reason I did not do it last year was that it did not make sense monetary. Whatever you do, do Not file head of household or single, this can have an adverse effect on your N400 interview. My hubby does not have a lien but we have a payment installment agreement with them for previous years (pre me). Your IO might or might not ask for some document from IRS showing his lien, but then again might not as the citizenship will be moreso about you and moral character. Good luck on your citizenship journey from one island girl to the next.

Congratulations Htslogistics!!!

Thank you Safroot... Greatly appreciated.