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Grow Your Legal Practice. Meet the Editors. What to Expect at the Naturalization Oath Ceremony. Learn what you can expect to happen at the naturalization oath ceremony and how to prepare for the ceremony. What Is an Oath Ceremony?
What Will I Need to Bring? The notice will give you a list of what you should bring to the oath ceremony, which might include: Your permanent resident card. If you have forgotten it, you can take the oath, but will need to return it before you receive your naturalization certificate. If your card has been lost or stolen, you will need to sign a form and may need to provide a police report. Your reentry permit or Refugee Travel Document if you have one.
Any immigration documents you might have. Your children, if they have also been approved for U. What You Will Pledge at the Oath Ceremony When you take the oath, you are pledging that you will renounce allegiance to any foreign nations where you have previously held titles or citizenship. Congratulations, you are now a U. It often takes place in a federal or state building, but is not limited to them. So, what is this day going to be like? While the experience varies from location to location, the general flow of the day is similar.
I attended my own oath ceremony at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, New York this year so I will include insights from my personal experience.
The oath ceremony date is usually a few weeks from when the notice was mailed. My experience : Mine was surprisingly speedy. I had my citizenship interview on March 6. Expect to spend at least hours attending your oath ceremony. If you are scheduled for a morning ceremony, it is best to take the morning off of work. I showed up at 8 am at Cadman Plaza. As soon as you walk in to the courthouse, you go through security just like an airport. After security, you have to check in your phone.
You are given a token with a number which you use to get your phone back after the ceremony. My ceremony wrapped up around am. There is a lot of dead time where you are just sitting around. Ask Ellis clients that attended oath ceremonies in Manhattan were able to bring their phones inside and take photos. While we were waiting around, someone walked around collecting voter registration forms. If you intend to vote, this is a quick way to get registered. The form is very short!
The highlight was the 5 minute speech the judge gave. Regardless, I was thrilled to become a U. No one cared what I wore, but to be safe, best to avoid jeans, flip flops and shorts. Some folks were in their work clothes as they needed to go back to work afterwards. The USCIS does not have any set guidelines around the number of guests you can bring, but as venues have limited capacity, that usually sets the final number for that day.
Photos and videos are welcome at all naturalization ceremonies. Media coverage is also common at larger ceremonies so you may see camera crews or reporters. Ceremonies are approximately minutes long. Please be aware that the time on your N Notice of Naturalization form is your required check-in time, not the start of the ceremony. Ceremony start times can be found HERE. New citizens taking the Oath of Allegiance should arrive by the time indicated on their N Notice of Naturalization form that they received from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office.
Guests should arrive roughly 30 minutes before the official ceremony time. During the naturalization ceremony, you will hear from a United States Judge, swear an Oath of Allegiance, sing the national anthem, watch a short video, and become an American citizen!
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